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ASX creates more opportunities for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... 'sweet spot' capability for attracting companies in the 50 to $500 million market capitalisation range to the ASX 'supermarket'. It includes serving the needs of smaller, early-stage firms, and acting like a venture capital provider. According to Stevens ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Disregarding benchmarks through an upside/downside capture strategy can help investors manage volatility risk while still achieving healthy returns. Launching a new white paper on how defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Supermarket giant Coles quietly exited the life insurance industry less than three years after launching a directly distributed offer. As of 1 January 2017, Coles Life Insurance policy holders became customers of MetLife - the insurer whose MetLife ...

Insurers to battle big data privacy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... significantly." The kinds of data insurers could source to make these granular pricing adjustments could come from social media, supermarket and credit card transactions and devices like smartwatches. The problem is, the paper noted, "consumers may not ...

Survey reveals little faith in bank advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Only one in five Australian consumers have faith that traditional retail banks will give them unbiased advice and put their interests first. That's one of the key findings from a recent global survey of 55,000 consumers across 32 countries - including ...

Charter Hall invests in two commercial properties

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... expiry. The second investment sees Charter Hall take a 50% stake in the office headquarters of Coles in Melbourne. The supermarket operator has just signed a new 15 year lease expiring in 2030. The purchase was negotiated directly off market from Investa ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... went up by 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively while other retailing rose by 0.2%. Food sales declined by 0.3% in April -- Supermarket and grocery stores (-0.2%), Liquor retailing (-1.4%) and Other specialised food retailing (-1.1%). Australia trade deficit ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... "factual" - i.e., where "the truth or accuracy... cannot reasonably be questioned." For example, ASIC highlighted a "fund supermarket"-style website where consumers can learn about the features of different financial products without any attached recommendations ...

Price is wrong for supermarket super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... on a survey of 847 respondents, CoreData's 2015 Member Engagement Report also suggested that 14.4% would only use a supermarket super fund if it charged no fees. CoreData correlates these findings with an increased sense of satisfaction with members' ...

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... revenue from listings and issuer services over the last financial year as it continued to expand its " investment supermarket ". Announcing a full-year after tax profit of $398 million today, the ASX has also called on the federal government to continue ...