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24 May 2017 • By • 1 min read

Adopt insurer approach to investing: AXA IM

The long-term investment strategies adopted by insurance companies are ones that asset owners and managers can learn from, according to AXA Investment ...

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Fee innovation needed ‘one way or another’

Investment management fees are currently “too high” and need to be rethought in order to better reflect both client needs and the work being done by ...

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Climate change target 'too high': Climate Institute

Investors and businesses may need to adjust their expectations for the transition to a low carbon economy as the broadly accepted target limit for ...

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IOOF appoints former Zurich executive

IOOF has announced that former SuiteBox and Zurich manager Andy Marshall will join the business as its new national manager for alliances

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Major bank hybrids downgraded

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has downgraded the hybrid securities of the four major Australian banks by one ‘notch’. The credit ratings of ...

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Bank levy to cost Westpac $260m a year

Westpac has outlined the cost of the government’s proposed bank levy on its balance sheet and, more importantly for investors, its dividend

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S&P downgrades 23 financial institutions

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded the credit ratings of three of Australia’s largest non-major banks and 20 other financial ...

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Colonial First State wraps add managed accounts

Colonial First State has announced it will offer managed account capabilities through its FirstWrap and FirstChoice platforms. While the company ...

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Australian wage growth at ‘record low’

Sluggish wage growth makes the prospect of another rate cut in late 2017 a distinct possibility, says AMP Capital.  According to the Australian ...

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CommInsure changes underwriting service

CommInsure has changed its underwriting service in an attempt to “improve the experience” for financial advisers. A new tele-interview service, as ...

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