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Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Superannuation funds are being encouraged to embrace the investment opportunities brought on by climate change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next ...

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... Tunisia, with responses at the appropriate time well coordinated with the international institutions and the regional development banks to accompany reforms designed to the benefit of the whole population and the stabilization of their economies." Heck ...

Former IOOF sales head joins Bendigo

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... said John Billington, executive wealth, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. "I am very excited about playing a key role in the development of a consolidated wealth business, which is a natural progression for a bank leading the way in customer connection and ...

Zurich recruits Macq Private Wealth head

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... Matthew Drennan, general manager, investments at Zurich. In addition to Crennan, Zurich has appointed two business development managers, Caitriona Mulhall for NSW and Don Surjan as regional manager in WA. Prior to joining Zurich, Mulhall worked in a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... Industries SE issues third quarter results. MAp Group releases January traffic figures, and the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia holds its South Australian Economic Update, featuring speakers including federal Finance Minister Penny ...

BT reshuffles marketing team

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... worked for Integral Energy and Barclays Global Investors. Allen's role is to build and implement an integrated brand development strategy. Campbell joined BT from Perpetual Investments, where he spent ten years in a variety of roles, most recently general ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... governor (economic) Philip Lowe, and Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly address the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia in Sydney. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender process for the issue of $600 million ...

Virgin Money launches direct life insurance product

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... directly available life insurance product, underpinned by TOWER Australia. Virgin Money will lend its brand, product development and customer service expertise to the alliance while TOWER Australia will provide the infrastructure and hold all policies ...

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year. Development of the framework reflects concerns the trillion dollar Islamic investment sector, estimated to be equivalent to about 5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat and mixed, precious metals higher, but oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven ...