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Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Zurich is offering "generous" rate reductions and discounts on a number of its life insurance products in a major upgrade since acquiring Macquarie Life. The insurer announced it will reduce rates for term, and total and permanent disablement (TPD) ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... first quarter, much higher than the 0.7% expansion initially estimated and better than market expectations for a small upgrade to 0.9%. Better, the GDP components that matter most to growth were the ones that improved best. Household consumption's contribution ...

Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... CNY/US$ exchange rate fell by 0.02% -- it quickly rebounded by 0.3% to CNY6.87 the next day. Perhaps it's because of Moody's upgrade of China's credit ratings outlook from negative to stable, contained in the same report. "The stable outlook reflects ...

Colonial First State upgrades managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
New managed accounts capabilities will be rolled out across Colonial First State's FirstWrap and FirstChoice platforms ahead of managed accounts being made available on FirstChoice later this year. As part of a tailored solution for a range of licensees ...

CommInsure upgrades underwriting offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
CommInsure is improving its underwriting offer for financial advisers by launching a new service and updating its existing rules. Advisers will now have the option to request a dedicated telephone-interviewing team to collect information from customers ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
There were no surprises at the Bank of England's (BOE) 11 May decision to keep the Bank Rate where it was since August 2016, when it was lowered from 0.5% to 0.25% to contain the fallout from the 'Brexit' vote of the previous month - a decision that's ...

Infrastructure receives $75 billion boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Program to fund priority regional and urban railways; Victoria securing an additional $1 billion, including $500 million to upgrade regional trains and $30 million for a rail link from the Melbourne CBD to Tullamarine Airport; Geelong Rail Line and the ...

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Two Smarter Money Investments funds have been given a "recommended" rating by Lonsec. The Smarter Money Active Cash (SMAC) strategy was upgraded from "investment grade" by Lonsec as a result of the research house's "high regard for the fund's senior ...

Lonsec upgrades NovaPort fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian small caps manager NovaPort Capital's microcap equity fund received a ratings upgrade in recognition of the funds' ability to deliver robust long-term returns. During its latest review, Lonsec upgraded the microcap fund from 'recommended' ...

First State Super wins government lease

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... held by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group's pension fund (also managed by Hastings). About $1 billion of the proceeds will upgrade Parramatta and ANZ Stadiums and refurbish Allianz Stadium, while the remaining $1.6 billion will be invested in other infrastructure ...