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World markets getting risk averse: State Street

Global markets have tipped the scales during October to be more risk averse, after a very buoyant September. Ryan Shea, vice president and senior market strategist at State Street Global Markets, says, "Something changed in October and investors became ...

Competition among insurers to drive down profits and premiums

While the general insurance industry has enjoyed record profits in 2005, tougher competition and lower premium rates could mean returns in 2006 won't be as good, according to a recent survey. The JPMorgan Deloitte 2005 General Insurance Industry Survey ...

Bank profits drive super savings: ABA

Banks may be the companies we love to hate but they play a crucial role in driving earnings in our super funds. The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) has released analysis showing that because banks make up 25 per cent of stock market capitalisation ...

Daily economic update: Consumer confidence rebounds

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment has rebounded sharply, rising by 9 per cent in November. This partially recoupes the 1.6 per cent and 13.4 per cent fall registered in October and September. Stable domestic interest rates ...

Alleron wins big mandate from UFM

Boutique Australian equity specialist Alleron Investment Management has won a big mandate from multi-manager United Funds Management (UFM). Barry Littler, Alleron chief executive officer, said when announcing mandate that the win recognises their high ...

Yes you can predict top performing funds, almost

Research just released by Rainmaker and SelectingSuper reveals that choosing super funds based upon long term returns may not be as heretical as it seems. In their latest Benchmarking report they report that provided you focus on long term return rankings ...

Survey reveals ICs matching the benchmark

The September quarter results for the Counterpoint/Rainmaker implemented consulting (IC) survey reveal ICs are yet to show any noticeable outperformance over single-managers. Counterpoint's John Parrish said the survey results underpin the idea that ...

Virgin in bed with big Macq

Virgin Money Australia inches closer to its goal of becoming a top player in retail financial services after Macquarie Bank bought a 10 percent stake in the business and offered to bankroll new Virgin Money products. Macquarie Bank has said that it ...

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

Mercer Investment Consulting (Mercer IC) has started reviewing fund managers regarding how actively they exercise 'active ownership' principles such as exercising proxy voting and participating in constructive shareholder engagement. Mercer IC has taken ...

Interest rates stay steady

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates steady following its 1 November Board meeting. The central bank does not issue an accompanying statement when it leaves monetary policy unchanged. The official cash rate has remained at 5.5 per ...