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Tackling direct insurance head on

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
A strong value proposition is the key to reducing the threat of online direct insurers that advisers currently face, as well as preventing customers from making bad choices, according to industry experts. Participating in a life insurance panel discussion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... Kong closed down 0.16 per cent, or 34.52 points, at 21,511.05 with developers dragged down by government plans to curb the red-hot property market. Shanghai ended 0.35 per cent lower, giving up 7.27 points to 2,058.94. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia's trading session had already called it off for the week when the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the better-than-expected scorecard for the economy. But don't despair Virginia, we didn't miss much. Better ...

Ugly jobs decline rattles financial services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia has experienced the world's largest drop off in financial service jobs with a 34% drop in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same time last year, according to the quarterly Jobs Barometer from eFinancialCareers. While the decline is ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith was upbeat about the bank's record $6 billion profit at yesterday's annual result announcement and said the company would target further growth in Asia with acquisitions likely to follow. Smith described the 6% rise in ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... the Nasdaq Composite added 4.42 point (0.15 per cent) at 2,986.12. The Dow, after opening solidly higher, dropped into the red around midday and clawed its way back to a positive finish. Sentiment was "supported by some data from the US equity and economic ...

AMP Capital attracts $872m from two new offshore investors

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
AMP Capital has attracted $872 million in equity from two new international investors following plans to invest in the redevelopment of some of the country's largest shopping centres. The newly acquired equity will be invested directly in the AMP Capital ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
Russell Investments has dumped five defensive stocks in its latest rebalance of its value index, anticipating growth in riskier assets. Russell reconstitutes the weightings to stocks in its Russell Australia High Value and Australia High Dividend indices ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street was trading slightly in the red overnight but European stocks closed higher as traders digested mixed economic data before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. ...

Market wrap - late AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Metals and minerals stocks (down 1.57 per cent) and the materials sector (down 1.51 per cent) had also commenced trading in red figures. RBS Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said it was a reflection of the relatively healthy state of the Australian ...