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Instos allocate $980m to catastrophe bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... team now provide the fund managers products worldwide. Frank Majors and Greg Hagood, as part of Willis Limited, the world's third largest reinsurance broker, founded Nephila Capital in 1998. The firm has been trading weather risk since 2000 and launched ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... what lies ahead for America. Last night the Conference Board reported that the index rose by 0.7 per cent in June for its third consecutive increase. Yeah...so what? So what is that the US National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) uses the details ...

WA planning firm wins Telstra award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... since last year, providing the company with an opportunity to buy quality assets at attractive prices. This tribute is the third of a number of awards Addwealth has been granted in recent times, adding to recognition for general manager Bronwen Parsons ...

Mutual funds gain record flows

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
Equity and bond funds in the US attracted over $300 billion in the first half of this year -the best net flows in mutual funds for more than two years, according to a report. The Strategic Insight global mutual fund database shows 85 long-term products ...

Banks to tap ATMs for advertising

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... advertising portal designed specially for ATMs, will soon be made available to retail banks - adding extra revenue from third party advertisers. Current customers of atmAd include Nationwide Building Society, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Alliance ...

MLC recruits ex-UBS GAM chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... Management in Asia across a number of roles, which besides chief executive Australia, include managing director and head of third party distribution Asia and head of third party distribution Australia. He also worked at JBWere in a number of business ...

Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... begun to burst." And just two months ago in May, he was quoted as saying that expectations for a US economic rebound in the third and fourth quarters of this year were "too optimistic". What's different this time? What made him change his mind? A good ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... Melbourne. On Thursday, a positive offshore lead and strong growth in China's economy saw the Australian share market post a third successive day of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 71.1 points, or 1.81 per cent, at 3,995.6, after trading ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... NZ, had lost a court case which could cost it around $A530 million in tax and interest. In the US, Wall Street posted a third-successive day of gains as the market surged on robust results and an improved economic outlook from the Federal Reserve. The ...

Mercer to consult $2bn Motor Commission

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... the Motor Accident Commission because of their experience and track record with insurers and in particular with compulsory third party insurers in other states," he said. Simon Eagleton, head of investment consulting at Mercer in Australia and New Zealand ...