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Fin Svcs Asian opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... of the US economy when compared to the robust nature of Asian economies, it shows that tradition and history still play a major part in Australian professionals choices, with old favourites London and New York still Australians preferred abroad destination," ...

MLC clarifies AXA adviser hunt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
MLC has confirmed that it is attempting to capitalise on uncertainty among advisers following the AMP/AXA merger by offering one off payments to lure new talent. In an email sent to its own rank of advisers, MLC's executive general manager, advice and ...

Super funds fail green assessment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... legislation and regulation is required to drive greater integration of climate change into investment practices and to provide the major impetus for a shift from high carbon to low carbon investment." Despite this, the report found that only 0.3 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... Meanwhile, futures contract prices for commodities such as oil, gold, silver and copper settled weaker on Monday night. The major mining stocks were lower. BHP was down 60 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $42.55, while Rio was off 91 cents, or 1.1 per cent ...

Dutch pension fund set for major reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
The a,-800 billion Dutch pension system is set to place higher responsibility on the board of funds, while retirement age will rise, after the government closed on a reforms agreement. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the government, employers ...

Axioma branches out

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... management has been part of the regulatory framework since the banking crisis in the early eighties," said d'Assier. "The major universities of Australia have been teaching quantitative techniques for more than two decades, making the Australian quant ...

Customers rate SMSFs the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... Commbank in eleventh place. In a surprise result, despite the current furor around MTAA Super, they ranked number 12 ahead of major retail brands Suncorp, ANZ, NAB, AMP, St George, AXA and Westpac. High profile industry fund HostPlus came in at sixteenth ...

Advisers and super key to underinsurance: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... some, it was the attitude to insurance that was a higher concern. "This research identifies that it [commissions] is not the major deterrent that we originally thought, the issue is Australians are not seeing insurance as important. This research shows ...

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... equity firms and the Macquarie Clean Tech Fund. "I guess the area where the government would be useful is if there's any major risks involved, development risk or any credit risk, then it would be very desirable to have the government there as a back ...

Direct insurance secures major player status

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... of life insurance of Rice Warner Actuaries. Weatherhead said this growth could be attributed to a shift in mindset from major insurers with insurers now allocating significant resources to direct distribution and direct life business. "They are viewing ...