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Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... people skills, like empathy, listening and a keen attention to detail. To Baccinelli there's nothing quite as emotive and heart-rending than being able to present a family - where the breadwinner has been incapacitated from earning an income - with a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Directors. In Australia, the market on Wednesday climbed to its highest closing level since July 2011 as investors took heart from stronger US markets and fresh hopes that debt-ridden Spain will ask for some sort of financial aid. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Family businesses provide engine for recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... Governance issues and talent attraction are, however, foreseeable risks where succession and ownership retention are at the heart of the model, prompting ESG sustainability issues to be high on the agenda. While the majority of family businesses involved ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... planning of adaptive strategies - to secure good results for current and future generations of stakeholders - lies at the heart of sustainable investment," he said.

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... budgetary balance than America or Australia. The EIU estimates a 0.1% of GDP budget surplus this year - yes, a surplus (eat your heart out Swannie). The same thing's happening in South Korea - its 5-year government bond yield has fallen to a record low ...

Self-reliant investors need professional advice: SFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... advice as they become more self-reliant and want to know when they can retire, and fortunately, that is very much at the heart of what we do," Fenning said. The Group posted operating EBITDA of $41.9 million, up 7% on the year prior, which chairman Eric ...

Zurich says no to online sales

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Based on heartening satisfaction levels experienced by SME businesses when dealing with Zurich's traditional broking channels, the insurer has consciously decided to avoid the gravitation towards online sales taken by its competitors to boost investments. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
US stocks leapt two per cent on Friday sparked by the dramatic measures adopted in Brussels to stem the eurozone crisis and stimulate growth, giving the markets a strong end to a rocky first half. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 277.83 points ...

AIA expands rehabilitation team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... outcomes and support them on their return to work," said Damian Mu, general manager, life insurance of AIA Australia. "At the heart of every decision is our end clients and expanding the team with such well credentialed staff has great customer benefits ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets closed higher after huge losses last week, with traders taking some heart from a statement by G8 leaders saying they wanted Greece to remain in the eurozone. The euro bounced back on Monday from four-month ...