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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after wall overnight closed up two per cent as upbeat US consumer spending figures lifted hopes that economic growth will pick up and Hurricane Irene caused less damage than feared. At 0714 AEST on Tuesday ...

Metlife only a phone call away

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
MetLife Insurance has introduced a tele-assessment insurance claims service, adding to their suite of customer focused initiatives. The new service features direct to member communication about their claim on the phone, enabling customers to obtain ...

Moody's does an S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
Ho-hum! It would have been another boring day in the markets last night were it not for the strong finish on Wall Street - and Europe. Another day, another up day as investors continue to chase the QE3 carrot that's being dangled in front of their noses. ...

MLC to launch new flagship insurance product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
MLC is to launch a new insurance product in October, which it says will be their flagship offering. Duncan West, executive general manager of insurance, said Protectionfirst and MLC Personal Protection Portfolio are to be replaced by a newly engineered ...

nabInvest secures US firm stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
National Australia Bank's direct asset management business, nabInvest, has bought up a minority stake in a US global fixed income investment management firm, in a bid to expand its range of asset classes. Peridiem Global Investors, based in Los Angeles ...

Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds worried about the cost of disclosing their portfolio holdings need to ditch their old legacy platforms, one of the world's biggest platform providers said yesterday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) this ...

On the verge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The storm after the calm. Just when we thought financial markets have shaken off the high anxiety of the past week, teeth gnashing returns. Blood's again been spilled on the trading dance floors of commodity markets and most major equity markets around ...

Retail funds narrow satisfaction gap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The satisfaction gap between retail and industry super funds is narrowing, despite the widening investment performance gap, reveals the latest research from Roy Morgan. The satisfaction is now just 3 percentage points, compared to it peaking at 8 percentage ...

Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Moves to align Australia with other financial centres and concerns of uncertainty has prompted the Federal Government to release draft legislation on Australia's investment manager regime. In response to a recommendation by the report of the Australian ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Volatility products can be successfully used to protect a portfolio against the turmoil striking international share markets, a top executive from the Chicago Board Options Exchange said yesterday. Volatility as measured by the CBOE volatility index ...