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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... stoking fresh eurozone jitters. London was also hit by a downbeat survey from the British Chambers of Commerce, whose quarterly poll of 6,000 businesses concluded that the nation's economy faces a choppy recovery this year. Moody's Investors Service ...

Mental health an insurance issue

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... to income protection insurance, AMP said today. Of the 189 financial planners who responded to the AMP Planner Protection Poll, just 35 per cent said clients with a history of mental illness were able to access the insurance, despite increased disclosure. ...

Super conference ends on a high

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
The Conference of Major Superannuation Funds ended yesterday with the highest attendance level of trustee directors and funds staff at the event so far, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees said. Just under 1300 delegates from the not-for-profit ...

Risk advisers embrace social media

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... with just 8.6 per cent of life insurers using it. Brisbanites were the most likely to tweet, with an 11 per cent uptake, the poll found. The iPad proved a hit with survey results suggesting two in five of the respondents planned to buy one within the ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Super fund chief investment officers are paid more than their chief executives, according to new research to be discussed at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) next week. The yet-to-be released report by McGuirk Management Consultants, a long-time ...

Fund manager takes social media to next level

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... its investors and potential clients. Using a Facebook-like interactive page, NakedFunds uses online capabilities to survey, poll, answer questions and discuss investments decisions with any of its page followers, some 200 members according to Tim Bryden ...

Mind the leadership gap: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... effective or trustworthy, according to a survey of more than 170,000 workers in Australia and New Zealand. The Aon Hewitt poll, covering seven sectors of the economy and more than 300 organisations, found just 54 per cent of employees in the finance ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... 141 investment managers around the world who make decisions on more than $16 trillion worth of assets under management. The poll found managers expect low central bank rates and mild inflation will continue to stimulate economic growth, feeding the global ...

Untapped potential in salary sacrifice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Untapped potential exists for super funds to increase inflows through salary sacrifice according to an online poll conducted by REST Industry Super. The fund asked respondents whether they would be willing to sacrifice $20 per week in return for a better ...

Insurance shows industry divide

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The latest AMP Poll has highlighted the issue of division within the financial planning industry between risk management specialists and those who see it as an add-on. The poll reported that the majority of financial planners believe that the cost of ...