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Slow growth and regulatory burden top insurance industry fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... the global professional services and accounting firm surveyed executives at more than 65 insurance companies across the globe to garner insights on factors effecting the industry over the next five years. Chief among the 10 most important risks facing ...

Gonski urges Australia to look long-term

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... rate businesses and projects over the long term. "We need to seek advice from, and listen to experts located all over the globe. I believe that so many in Asia have an advantage over us in that they think, plan and deliver over much more extended periods ...

Investment in alternative assets on the rise globally

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Institutional investors around the globe are allocating more to alternative assets such as listed real estate, private equity and infrastructure, according to the AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report. AMP surveyed institutional investors in Asia ...

Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... partnered to establish a Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to share research on investment managers across the globe. The Alliance is expected to expand to a maximum of six members with additional firms in South America, Europe and the UK, Asia ...

Instos take on risk monitoring tools

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... especially helpful for investors who build highly integrated portfolios across regions and sectors. "Markets across the globe are increasingly correlated, and many stocks within those markets are highly correlated as well. Investors need to know how ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... And does it care that it's predicted 2013 budget deficit of 8.9% of GDP is one of the highest (if not the highest in the globe) and its debt as a percent of GDP (around 220% of GDP in 2012) the biggest? No siree! Sure, there might be hell to pay in the ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... Global Asset Management. The findings come from a survey of more than 3,000 affluent investors across 13 countries across the globe. While the survey found that income is the number one priority for investors, with 69% of Australian's saying income was ...

Hedge fund fees under pressure

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... returns through 2010 and 2011, coupled with on-going industry pressure on fees has seen institutional investors across the globe review their hedge fund exposures. Korinke says that funds-of-hedge funds, which have an extra layer of fees, have gone from ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and soon...the entire Eurozone that, in turn, could revisit the crisis in that part of the globe and threaten not only the sense of calm, but the optimism, that's currently prevailing in the financial markets. Hello bears! ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... debts, is an indication that that mandate may not be forthcoming. "Over the medium term, that elevates the risks to the globe of some future problems." Mr Spooner said Australian earnings results on Tuesday would be unlikely to set the tone of the market ...