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Annuities lead US advice requests

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
Annuities are the number one product class US investors are requesting advice for, according to a new report on the US annuities and the insurance sector by Cerullui Associates. "Annuities are the most unsolicited products requested by clients," they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed on economic data showing a slight rebound in industrial production and home building in July but a downturn in New York manufacturing. At 0758 AEST on Thursday, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
The Australian share market is flat with cautious investors waiting to see how the European Central Bank (ECB) will spur euro zone economic growth. At 1045 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.1 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,264.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight amid disappointment the Federal Reserve kept monetary policy unchanged. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Instos reach tipping point on EM PE

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... down and we are seeing emerging markets picking that up, with up to a 15% allocation in cases," Blackburn said. "US investors tend to be more comfortable with EM private equity exposure - part of this is because you see more established, older programs ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight on growing concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and lacklustre corporate earnings in the US. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The upcoming September AIMA Australia Hedge Fund Forum will hear how cautious investors post-GFC are trying to better understand their risk profiles so they can use this knowledge to identify which active investment managers are adding the most value. ...

Older investors dumping equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Investor sentiment measured by actual investment decisions of managed funds investors continues to be weak despite other recent survey-based results suggesting an uplift, said Colonial First State Global Asset Management. The CFS-UWA Business School ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a marginally mixed performance on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve's less-than-hoped-for stimulus announcement. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive performance amid speculation of more stimulus from the Federal Reserve after another batch of poor data releases. At 0745 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...