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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
The market has opened weaker, dragged down by losses in the energy sector and a dismal Woolworths half yearly result. The supermarket giant downgraded its full year guidance following a 3.1% slide in first half profit. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben ...

AIA profit up 16% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
AIA operating profit after tax was up 16% to US$2.91 billion for the year ended 30 November 2014. The Hong Kong-listed insurance company reported that net profit was up 22% to US$3.45 billion during that year. The board of directors has recommended ...

Vontobel expands Australia, New Zealand operations

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Vontobel Asset Management (Vontobel) has hired a former Russell Investments investment consultant as senior relationship manager to broaden its institutional client coverage in the Australia and New Zealand regions. Prior to Russell, Bobby Bostic was ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
The share market is weaker a day after hitting a fresh seven-year high, with the banks and miners in the red. Investor profit taking was the most likely reason for the market's retreat on Thursday, Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan ...

Advisers need to spell out actual retirement outcomes

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Clients need to understand what kind of retirement income their superannuation savings will allow, according to NAB Wealth general manager of retirement solutions Andrew Barnett. Speaking at the MLC Investment Trends 2014 Retirement Income Report roundtable ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The People's Bank of China monetary easing policies have resulted in liquidity pouring mainly into the A-share market, J.P. Morgan emerging markets equity managing director George J. Iwanicki learned in a recent trip to the country. A-shares are shares ...

Spring FG promotes two execs to state manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Spring FG has made two new senior management appointments, bringing in state managers for Victoria and Queensland. Stefan Vadamootoo, who has been with Spring FG since 2012, takes responsibility for Victoria while Michael Oren has been appointed state ...

ClearView calls for life insurance industry crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
ClearView Wealth Limited has petitioned Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) chairman John Trowbridge to fix numerous conflicts of interest within the industry. The key recommendations in ClearView's statement were indicating that narrow ...

Advisers add 3% returns for clients: Vanguard

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Australian financial advisers can add about 3% in net returns for their clients by focusing on key wealth management topics such as asset allocation, behavioural coaching and cost-effective implementation. Vanguard's research uses data to examine six ...

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Unlike the Greek tragedies of bailout past, investors appear to be taking a mind over matter attitude towards Grexit these days - that is, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. The performance of the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells us so. ...