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IAG restructures and jumps on web

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Intermediated Insurance - an arm that includes all Australian insurance business sold through intermediary channels. The company's Australian Personal Lines division has also undergone a facelift and now falls under the Direct Insurance banner to "better ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... Australia's unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 4.1 per cent in March, compared with 4.0 per cent in February. In company news, Bank of Queensland posted profit for the first half up 19 per cent, while its interest margin dropped on the back ...

Northern Trust names new Australia head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
Northern Trust has appointed Paul Cutts to head of the firm's Australian office in an effort to expand on the company's business throughout the Asia Pacific region. Cutts joined Northern Trust 15 years ago in London and has spent the last two years ...

Homegrown boutique scores a Lipper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... Boston-based real estate group RMR Advisors, and subadvisor MacarthurCook Investment Managers Limited, a subsidiary of its parent company MacarthurCooj Limited. "Given the volatility in global equity markets today, we're pleased that the RMR Asia Pacific ...

SSgA appoints ex-Old Mutual exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... London based firm. Powers has also held senior management positions at Mellon Institutional Asset Management and The Boston Company Asset Management. In this role, Powers joins SSgA's operating group, the firm's senior strategy and policy making team. ...

MBP signs to UNPRI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... the firm's chief executive John Kightley, becoming a UNPRI signatory would significant impact the long-term value of the company. "This will improve our investment process by formally recognising some of these environmental, social and corporate governance ...

Virgin Money drops out of cards

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... brave face on things yesterday, saying the $39 million paid by Westpac would be put into new product development. The company is considering new product options in general insurance, health insurance and personal lending. Wakeley said he expected Virgin ...

AFS records strong growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... director, Peter Daly. The audited 2007 financial and performance results for AFS will be presented later this month at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). AFS is expected to report a profitability increase of 57 per cent for last year - ahead ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... (Australian PSI) for March. The Hudson Report: Q2 Employment Expectations Survey also was released early this morning. In company news, court action relating to the Opes Prime collapse continues in the Federal Court in Melbourne. The Minister for Superannuation ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... yesterday's local close of $US910.75 an ounce. Toy and homewares seller Funtastic Ltd says it has no credit issues and the company is trading within its existing banking facilities. The Melbourne-based company responded to an article in The Australian ...