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Intech signs deal with Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... process and performance, which we have been steadily enhancing over the last two years," he said. "Our Australian bond fund is top of the surveys and most of our diversifieds are in the top two quartiles, so there's been a marked improvement in investment ...

Defensive model portfolios in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... ended up with more risk than they intended, many are now turning to model portfolio strategists such as S&P's for advice on top performing managers and asset allocations. "Advisers have varying skill sets in their understanding of investments," said ...

Zenith review yields top 35 funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
Only one-third of large cap small company Australian share funds made it on Zenith Investment Partner's "recommended list". The firm screened 152 funds and 35 funds managed to be included on the recommended list. Acadian, Armytage, Aurora, Bennelong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... - The New Zealand sharemarket tumbled in early trading after heavy falls in overseas markets, but a solid performance from top stock Telecom limited further losses. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 33.94 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 2664.9.

Best of the best at Securitor

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
From rising stars to the top performing financial planning practices, Securitor has picked the cream of the crop for this year's awards ceremony held at the Securitor conference in Darwin. The Securitor practice of the year award was handed out to Primewealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained on better-than-expected earnings reports from Citigroup and General Electric. Gold miners may decline after the precious metal fell on Friday. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

HSBC appoints Davis as Indian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... grew the Australian business' year on year profit before tax by 42 per cent to over $240 million in 2008. Prior to taking the top job in Australia, Davis was HSBC Taiwan chief executive between 1999 and 2002. Before this he worked as managing director ...

Ignore history at your peril

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... of fees and so on are incredibly important," said McFarlane. While McFarlane said Australian financial advisers are "at the top end of the spectrum" compared to their international counterparts, he believes there is still much room for improvement. For ...

Aviva snaps up Russian pension

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... "This acquisition will grow our market share of the Russian non-state pension fund business significantly taking us from a top three foreign owned player to the leading position," said Andrea Moneta, Aviva Europe chief executive. "The deal provides the ...

China caps executive pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... excessive executive pay. The Ministry of Finance in China has ordered all state-owned financial institutions to cap pay for top executives at 90 percent of the level they received in 2007, including all bonus and social security payments. "It is a big ...