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Hitting a BRIC wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... spending in emerging markets - is also beginning to erode disposable income. Higher borrowing costs and higher prices for basic commodities would, by extension, slow consumer spending, limit economic activity, weaken business sales and lower company ...

Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... changes nothing as far as the financial offer and control by Singapore are concerned," he said. Swan argues that even the basic argument that the deal would open the doors for Australian investors to tap into Asian equities is flawed. "If the ASX wanted ...

Virgin Money launches direct life insurance product

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... of age. Pre-existing conditions will be subject to a five year exclusion period. Customers will be able to supplement the basic insurance deal with tailored options. Matt Baxby, managing director of Virgin Money Australia, said, "With the Virgin brand ...

Aviva Investors gains ground in Singapore

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Aviva Investors has secured a licence that allows the fund manager to offer its services in Singapore to both retail and institutional clients. "The new license basically compliments our hiring a head of equities and a head of fixed income to compliment ...

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
In its Annual Superannuation Bulletin this year, APRA reports on the most significant asset exposures of super funds, with some obvious, and not so obvious, findings on where potential conflicts of interest could arise. According to the report, retail ...

Developed nations raise funds for ADB

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... year, ADB announced a $2.5 million grant to help Mongolia overhaul its savings and credit cooperative market and provide basic financial education nationwide, particularly for poor households. The grant is from Japan's Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed ...

Advisers must unite against AusFin

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the profession to stand strong and united following the launch on 2 December of a powerful new group calling itself the Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFin). AusFin counts amongst ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... and sell risky assets in early 2009 when volatility was high, he said. "Well congratulations you've just broken the most basic rule of investing, because you are now buying high and selling low," he said. Montier acknowledged that the contrarian approach ...

Bite sized super at Telstra

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
The $10 billion-plus Telstra Super launched a series of short and sharp informative web videos for members to get involved with their super. Telstra's 'Super Bites' videos run between two and four minutes each and feature members of the fund's education ...

AMP Flexible Super records $1bn in FUM

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... only pay for what they use, including low cost investment options. Members can also tap two personal insurance offers - basic and comprehensive - to cater for their different needs.