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ING NZ appoints first Aus chief

CAMERON BOGGS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... years. Under her helm, ING Australia's in force premium market share in retail sales risk jumped from the sixth rank to the top spot. "In the past four years, Helen and her team successfully launched the market leading OneCare product, and significantly ...

Proactive planners ease client concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
Clients of proactive financial planners are less stressed about their asset allocation and overall portfolio after being sent educational material during equity market corrections. Chris Browne, Financial Design for Life senior financial planner, said ...

Fidelity tops growth funds list: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
Standard & Poor's has upgraded Fidelity's Australian Equity Fund to five stars - making it the top rated manager for its growth capability. "The Australian equities - growth peer group comprises a good overall quality of managers, and most managers' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... per cent, higher at 22,102.01. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket hit a three-year low on Tuesday, depressed by a 15-year low for top stock Telecom, investor caution, and continued selling by offshore investors. The NZSX-50 benchmark index shed 19.3 points ...

SAM green funds re-branded to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... International Shares Fund is constructed using the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index ex-Australia, which identifies the top 250 global sustainability performers from a pool of large and mid-cap companies worldwide. Vanguard assigns weighting to this ...

Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... committing to a particular stock. "We've invested in 12 markets at this stage, and will continue to take both a bottom up and top down approach to the way we invest," said Samuelson. Investec has over $57.4 billion in funds under management.

Schroders Greater Middle East fund raises $630m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... the region's burgeoning infrastructure and service sectors. For example, Abu Dhabi's expected infrastructure spend is set to top a mammoth $615 billion in the next five years, according to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Unfortunately, the ...

ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... have been referred to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). This is in contrast to nearly half of the top 200 largest listed companies breaking listing rules during the 12 months ended 30 September last year, according to a Regnan ...

Westscheme members get better insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
WA-based Westscheme is increasing its death, TPG and income protection cover for the majority of its members. According to Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme, the multi-industry super fund reviewed its contract with Tower to increase its ...

High Net Worth wealth tops $42tr