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Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... indicator and therefore, the weak labour market stats we currently have is a function of the slowdown in the second and third quarter economy. And of course, there's also the strong A$. Its new-found safe-haven status has prevented it from doing what ...

New head of Insto sales at La Trobe

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... Financial has appointed former ASF Group executive director Sally Humphris as its new head of institutional sales. After running third-party distributor ASF Group, and holding several senior management positions at investment banks including Merrill ...

Hyperion AM most-improved for 2012: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... manager FSP had the second biggest improvement, rising 101 places, from 145 to 44. The Antares High Growth fund was the third most improved, jumping 94 spots, from 110 to 16. Strategic positions on general insurers provided the "biggest bang for bucks" ...

Propensity for foot shooting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... but that's no recession my friends and it certainly isn't looking like it'll have one this year. Not with the rebound in third quarter real GDP growth to 3.1% (annualised) and certainly not with the recent improvement in its purchasing managers index ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... rate for the client," said Geary, head of private wealth management at Harris Fraser. "Often there is also a custody or 'third-party' fee on top of the reduced deposit rate. Right now, some currency deposits, such as the Swiss franc and euro, are negative ...

MAIB appoints Towers Watson to manage $1.2bn in investments

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... appoint Towers Watson over the incumbent Mercer. As a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise, MAIB operates a compulsory third party motor accident personal injury insurance scheme.

AIA improves platform distribution with new launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Life WRAP facility in September 2011. Pina Sciarrone, head of retail distribution at AIA, said advisers were now writing a third of their risk business online because of their ease of use and accessibility. "This trend has driven changes to AIA Australia's ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Institutional investors have responded to liquidity concerns flagged by the global financial crisis by rethinking their asset allocation strategies, according to a new State Street report. The research, entitled The Asset Owners' Perspective: Evolving ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... index - lags 'em problem economies. Australians are worried because our real GDP growth slowed to 3.1% in the year to the third quarter from 3.8% in the June quarter and, according to the Australian Business Economist forecasting panel, would ease further ...