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AIA ranks as best insurance brand

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
American International Assurance (AIA) has beaten Prudential, Life Insurance corporation of India and Ping An Insurance to be the top insurance brand in Asia. According to a survey by TNS and Media, AIA has won the top spot in financial services (insurance ...

Legalsuper continues mandate restructure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
Legalsuper lowers its total investment costs across several investment options following another round of mandate changes. The fund has terminated mandates with three fund managers totaling $62 million. This included a $38 million fixed interest mandate ...

Investors plough $7bn to commercial property

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Overseas investors and super funds buoyed the commercial property sector in the year to June, accounting for $6.88 billion or more than 54 per cent of all sales. According to latest figures from property researcher Atchison Consulting, the majority ...

Fully hedged funds are the past decade's winners: Zenith

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
In its recently released international shares sector report, Zenith Investment partners found that in the past decade, a fully hedged approach to currency exposure would have provided the best returns. During the decade, the Australian dollar appreciated ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Is this it? Is this the one? Is this the beginning of the end of uncertainty and the start of Wall Street's rebound to higher highs? Over the past oh so many months, we've seen strong daily rallies on Wall Street almost always followed by investors ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
"Oh, What a beautiful mornin', Oh, What a beautiful day. I got a beautiful feelin' Ev'erything's goin' my way." - Rogers/Hammerstein Sweeeet! Chances are you'll probably hear this word exclaimed or printed in referencing Wall Street's performance last ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was more than 1.5 per cent higher at noon as stronger than expected economic growth in Australia boost local shares. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.7 points, or 1.67 per cent, at 4,477.9 points, while ...

Fiducian posts profits, eyes acquisitions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Fiducian Portfolio Services has posted a 25 per cent rise in net profit after tax to $4.11 million, with assets under administration improving to $1.14 billion. The group, which has zero debt on its balance sheet, reported solid increases across its ...

Austock improves, but remains in the red

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Diversified financial services group Austock's full year results released yesterday outlined a marked improvement, but the company remains mired in the red, making another net loss of $5.8 million for the year ending 30 June 2010 Revenues fell 11.3 ...

One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
"One country, two systems." The first time we heard this phrase was when Britain's 99-year lease of Hong Kong expired on 1 July 1997. Bloomberg reiterated a slightly different version of this phrase last night. "One report, two spins." One report. US ...