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Major reshuffle in insurance league tables

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
While AMP retained its top-ranking in the recent Plan for Life research, the numbers suggest big swings in market share and the top ten list.. The research focused on the life insurance risk market inflows and sales during 2012 and revealed that MLC ...

ASIC targets SMSF confidence tricksters

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... to property investments. ASIC highlighted instances where insurance was absent or inadequate, inappropriate single asset class investments were recommended, alternatives to SMSFs were not explored, compensation was not discussed and advisers did not ...

ANZ appoints regional private banking head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... leadership team," ANZ managing director wealth Asia Bret Packard said. "This is another step towards our goal of being a world class Private Bank and one of Arjan's key responsibilities will be to forge strong connections with colleagues and clients ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... more than half are now being held within separately managed account (SMA) model portfolios," Marsh said. "As multi-asset class SMA model portfolios increase in popularity, the ability to hold ETFs within them does too as they further increase choice ...

Zenith reaffirms RFM livestock fund recommendation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Zenith has reaffirmed its 'recommended' rating for the Rural Funds Management StockBank fund, following an annual review. StockBank uses assets unit holders' investments to purchase livestock to fully stock empty land on Australian farms. Returns are ...

Bullish markets boost demand for bespoke structured products

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
Improved investor sentiment fuelled by strong equity markets is resulting in growing demand for bespoke structured products, according to Instreet Investment. "In the current market environment, bespoke products appeal to advisors and their clients ...

Bloomberg to make disclosure announcements via Twitter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... of sales and product development for the Bloomberg Professional Service. Bloomberg will classify tweets by company, asset class, person and topic. The guiding principle, according to a statement by the SEC, is that, "One set of shareholders should not ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
More than half of active Aussie share investors want to increase their exposure to international stocks but are held back by a lack of knowledge and available research, according to a new survey conducted by Skaffold. The equity research company, which ...

APRA appoints new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... Governor of the Reserve Bank for a further three-year term. He said the appointments would ensure "a continuation of the world-class financial supervision that helped Australia avoid recession." Meanwhile, Kathryn Fagg, a former senior executive at companies ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... the appointment of Pablo Kohen as senior analyst. His appointment is an answer to the increase of demand for this asset class globally. It also follows the team's inclusion on Russell Investments' Global Listed Infrastructure multi-manager platform ...