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PIMCO lands OnePath advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
PIMCO will broaden its distribution capabilities to planners at the four ANZ-aligned dealer groups after being appointed to manage OnePath's fixed income portfolio. Global bond manager PIMCO said it wants to expand further into the Australian advice ...

YBR continues aggressive expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Wealth management company Yellow Brick Road has confirmed an increase of 112% in branch-generated revenue to $3.12 million on the back of signing approximately 35 new branches over the past six months. The market update released to the ASX today posts ...

Social infrastructure not suited to pension funds: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Pension funds should avoid investing in social infrastructure because of its inherent political risk and its small illiquid asset pool, according to a just released study by the UK EDHEC Risk Institute. In their report entitled "Pension Fund Investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open as it ended - flat. At 0800 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 11 points at 4,268. In economic news on Wednesday, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) releases new home sales ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... of a heart attack to more closely align with new clinical guidelines, also taking into account any other changes down the road. Marc Fabris, national manager, sales strategies and research, Life Risk, talked about the improved spouse cover option, which ...

Confusion over APRA risk disclosure guidance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... are very common and presentation effects are very large," she said. "Maybe it [the APRA risk presentation method] is the road to quick agreement between participants in the industry, but I don't think it is helping consumers."

All Greeced out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012

The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... have every reason to heart Greece for with the passage of the bill, the threat of contagion had been kicked further down the road. Equity markets ex Greece are safe, for now. But not Greece. Will company profits in Greece now soar because the EU/IMF/ECB's ...

Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Educating industry professionals and the public in general is vital if the advice profession is to overcome the reputation damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... it as a "milestone" in the relationship between the two countries, Trade Minister Craig Emerson said Indonesia was on the road to becoming one of the top 10 global economies by 2030. The moves came as Indonesia's largest fund manager Mandiri Investasi ...