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Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... investment manager AllainceBernstein to argue that an integrated multi-asset approach to emerging market investment featuring equities, debt and currencies is the best option to meet the challenge. A multi-asset active management approach leads to opportunities ...

Best interest to put focus on risk: Instreet

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... maintains the post FOFA world will see advisers having to better understand risk as they increasingly move towards direct equities. "From a reasonable point of view, advisers are going to have to be able to understand the risk when they talk to clients ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... 4,260. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its statement on monetary policy. In equities news, Newcrest Mining and Aston Resources post first-half results. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed slightly lower ...

Zurich adds to WA Investments team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... investments and platforms before joining Perennial to service WA, SA and NT. He then rejoined CFS three years ago in their Core Equities and Colonial Geared Investments (CGI) business focusing on margin lending. "Zurich is committed to providing advisers ...

Fixed asset allocation outdated: Schroders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... income and multi-asset said that while most of the industry is still operating on fixed asset allocation, the old 60% equities, 40% fixed income approach to portfolio construction is outmoded. "The behaviour of the markets is going to be quite different ...

Macquarie outlook mixed, annuities solid

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... both severely impacted by macroeconomic conditions for the December quarter net profit contributions. "For example, cash equities industry-wide by value traded, were down 24% in Asia and 25% in Australia in the December quarter compared to the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... price index futures contract at 1011 AEDT was down one point at 4,246, with 5,600 contracts traded. RBS Morgans senior equities adviser Geoff Voller said it had been a quiet start to the local trading session. "There's not a lot happening and not a lot ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,251. No major economic news is expected on Wednesday. In equities news, BHP Billiton Ltd and Ansell Ltd post first-half results while Australand Property Group announces its full-year results. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association releases its performance of construction index (PCI) for January. In equities news, Cochlear Ltd and Transurban Group post first half year results. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher ...

Lloyd new Perpetual CEO, Ryan steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... following the first three month review. The subsequent months brought the closure of Perpetual's Irish in-house international equities business, a move to US managers Wellington Management Company and the sale of its self-managed super fund administration ...