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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... advertisements series for May. Also out is the Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing index for May and the latest Dun & Bradstreet business expectations survey. The local market closed flat on Friday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

No growth in managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Managed funds are still languishing according to official figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS has just released figures detailing the $2 trillion managed investments sector and they confirm that while superannuation ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Venture capital accounts for only a tiny portion of Australia's investment market but contributes well above its weight to the economy, according to a report just released by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The report ...

Direct insurance not a competitor of retail: Zurich

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Direct insurance is offering a different product than advised insurance and is not competing directly for its market share, according to Zurich Life head of Marketing Richard Dunkerley. "The statement that direct insurance is cheaper than retail insurance ...

Liquidity concerns push CSC to change target allocation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Commonwealth Super Corporation (CSC), trustee for the Public Sector Super Scheme, has made changes to its default option in response to the Stronger Super reforms that require improved operational risk reserves. The CSC made the changes to lift its ...

No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A 2012 study into US endowment fund returns revealed that investment scale is not a strong factor for determining investment outcomes. The 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund Institute's Study ...

NDIS does not replace life insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
The national DisabilityCare system, formerly known as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), does not replace the need for life insurance, argues AIA Australia (AIA) in a briefing note to advisers. "When the concept of the DisabilityCare scheme ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

SuperStream data standards superficial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
SuperStream's data standards only superficially deal with how gateways will interact with each other, according to the SuperStream Gateway Project (SGP). In a newsletter to stakeholders this week the group wrote: "the SuperStream data standards only ...

Technology drives US client adviser loyalty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Most advice clients are much more loyal to their advisers than the firm they represent, and the way highly regarded advisers use technology is a major driver of this loyalty, reveals a US study. The 'Proving your Worth: Uncovering the Traits of the ...