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First State Super boosts insurance by two-thirds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
First State Super has lifted its insurance offering, with levels of cover jumping by as much as two-thirds in some risk categories. The changes will particularly benefit members aged over 40, who make up a significant proportion of the membership. Michael ...

ING Australia buys FSP Group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
ING Australia becomes the third largest planning group in the country when it bought the FSP Group, adding a 145-adviser network with over $2.5 billion FUA to the fold in one swoop. The group sidesteps the industry's long-running problem on skills shortage ...

Oil prices a two-way street

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... tying their economies to that of the west and acting as a brake on ever higher fuel prices. Saudi Arabia produces about one-third of the world's oil but because their economy is heavily reliant on just a single commodity the Saudi government has long ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... cent, its worst monthly drop since July 2004, when it slumped 7.8 per cent. LONDON - Britain's top share index rose for the third day, up 1.31 per cent led by banks and commodity plays as the US Federal Reserve chairman signalled a possible interest ...

Pioneer appoints head of sales

... sophisticated environment." Pioneer Investments manages over $100 billion in assets for institutional clients, nearly a third of its total $380 billion in assets under management around the world. Its parent group Pioneer Global Asset Management (PGAM) ...

HSBC brings alts business Down Under

... securities, as well as activist managers. According to Stuart Davis, chief executive officer of HSBC Bank Australia, HAIL is the third largest client advisor in the hedge funds industry with US$47.4 billion in client assets globally and that they intend ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... Ltd and Clough Ltd hold their annual general meetings. The Australian share market closed in negative territory for the third consecutive day on Thursday, finishing almost one per cent down, hampered by lower base metal prices and a weak lead from Wall ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... notwithstanding the North Americans are already leading the charge, said Carter. India has a savings rate approaching one-third of their GDP but most of this is held in traditional bank deposits with only 1.5 per cent of GDP reaching the share market ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... difficulties with the credit crisis. Freddie Mac, the second-largest US mortgage finance company, on Tuesday posted a wider third-quarter loss while Countrywide Financial Corp shares dropped over 20 per cent to their lowest levels in seven years on rumours ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... 2004 one quarter of financial savings were placed into the domestic equities market. In 2005, this climbed by half to one-third. This year's figures are expected to much higher still. The downside, however, is the level of speculative money may also ...