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Consumers in EM, an opportunity for investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... markets and adds a third approach. "We use a third dimension, which is a grassroots approach that seeks the wisdom on the ground to identify the trends of tomorrow," Stassopoulos said. The portfolio manager travels to different emerging countries to ...

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... of funding. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden, who has lobbied to get the agreement off the ground, said the deal would allow Australians to tap into the "extraordinary economic growth development in the region." "While there ...

UBS Australasia head steps down

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Head of UBS Global Asset Management for Australasia Ben Heap has stepped down from his position after three years. Former UBS head of wholesale for Australasia Bryce Doherty has been appointed as his replacement. Heap oversaw the acquisition and integration ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... trade in goods and services data for July. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday lost ground as renewed concerns about a possible US military strike on Syria outweighed encouraging figures on economic growth. The benchmark ...

Citi surges but NAB still top dog custodian

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... rest. Its nearest competitor, J.P. Morgan, has assets under custody of $394 billion. J.P. Morgan may be slowly gaining ground on NAB, having seen an increase of 5% over the last six months, compared to NAB's 2.2%. Number three in the race was BNP Paribas ...

AMP Capital sets foot in China

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... to the world's second largest and fastest growing major economy," AMP chief executive Craig Dunn said. "Having an on-the-ground presence is vital to building a sustainable position as an onshore player," he said. Invast chief market analyst Peter Esho ...

EQT takes the hit on the battle for Trust

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has taken a hit during its acquisition battle for The Trust Company, while other contender, Perpetual, has reported strong results.. EQT's full year results reveal that the costs of the proposal for the acquisition of The Trust ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... With oil prices retreating after recent large gains, share prices of energy majors also cooled. Airlines recovered some ground from losses in recent days when jet fuel costs had surged on prospects that Syria's escalating conflict could disrupt Middle ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... occur next month as expected," he said. Consequently, the resource giants, whose profits are nominated in greenbacks, lost ground with BHP Billiton shedding 27 cents to $37.06 as Rio Tinto lost 78 cents to $60.62. But gold miner Newcrest did well, adding ...

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a paper exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. The ...