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Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... Reserve] talked about the green shoots of recovery, he should have talked about bamboo shoots...even a slowing China is a fast story for Australia," said Harcourt. Harcourt who is also the J.W Nevile economics fellow spoke as well of Europe's continued ...

Post-retirement risk in Australia: IMCA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... including regulatory. "There are restrictions around the way in which life annuities can be marketed. The underestimated story around the life annuity market is distribution- many financial advisers don't have a good understanding about longevity insurance ...

Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... global and Australian small caps have unstable futures. "Emerging market equities have a positive, longer-term structural story, and recent underperformance has restored valuation opportunities," said Stuart, adding that small caps are overvalued. "Cash ...

Investment the way of the future, says ANZ chief economist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... increasingly looking into putting more of our investment money into fixed income, and fixed income like assets," he said. "The story is an infrastructure story, globally and here in Australia, and one area of innovation that this industry is looking ...

2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Management (PCFM) has taken over 200 advisers, researchers and investors to China to experience first hand the Chinese growth story. "Its been a few years since we had a study tour and the changes in China post the GFC have been vast and this is essentially ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... successful vote did little to improve sentiment on currency markets. "Passing (bills) through parliament is a pretty different story than actually passing it through the populace," Mr Sinton said. Hopes were that a three-day European Union summit, beginning ...

IFM strengthens push for government infra deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... more mandates from "like minded" institutional investors in Australia and overseas. "Infrastructure investment is a great story in terms of the returns we've been able to generate for working Australians by investing in the productive capacity of the ...

ING IM equities head departs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... ING Investment Management Australia on October 4. The combined business has around $48 billion in funds under management. Story updated at 4.00pm: Since publication of this story, UBS has confirmed to Financial Standard that Michael Price has also left ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... Invesco believes that Asia's proven ability to bounce back quickly from a slow down in growth will see its consumer demand story continue to prosper with local companies the main beneficiaries. The Invesco Wholesale Asian Demand Fund was launched in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... Burrowes said the Australian dollar is charging back on the news of a European banking recapitalisation plan. "That's been on a story around about European leaders understanding the urgency to act," he said from Wellington. "In particular, that they ...