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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
... raise interest rates when it meets this week. Apple Computer Inc. shares were the biggest drag on the Nasdaq 100 after the company said it will likely have to restate earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 2.24 points to end at 11,240.35. ...

AXA Asia Pac chief to bow out

... in Australia/New Zealand and in Asia. I am very grateful to them for what has been achieved and I am confident that the company is in a strong position to continue to grow successfully," said Owen in a statement. Owen's contract expires on December 31 ...

Citigroup revamps hedge fund platform

... multi-strategy, multi-asset class and multi-currency investing under one roof. The new front-to-back platform is backed by UK company Linedata's Beauchamp technology and Citigroup's existing support, middle office and fund administration services. Called ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
... closed sharply lower as a surprise UK interest rate rise sent banks down, raising concerns about consumer activity and company profitability. The FTSE 100 index scored its biggest fall since mid-July to close 93.7 points or 1.58 percent down at 5,838.4 ...

In dividends we trust: AQR

... Investments as BT's international equity manager for almost $3 billion of BT funds. Asness conducted research that showed a company's dividend payout ratio is directly proportional to its earnings growth. In other words, a company that pays dividends ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... "If I go to the doctor, I don't expect him to say 'you don't have to pay me because I've been paid by the pharmaceutical company'." But the issue of falling consumer confidence in advisers was still in dispute for some, with Pearce arguing that the current ...

GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... officers that the courts would hold them to account where they failed in their duties. "The very serious consequences for company directors and officers who fail to carry out their duties was emphasised today in orders made by the Supreme Court of New ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... client gets the TPD payout - twice." Scott heralded the free Trauma Buyback Benefit upgrade as industry leading. "No other company offers this, and if they do they offer it at a substantial premium." Other sweeping changes addressed the payment of lump ...

Challenger re-invents distribution team

... group Challenger has announced that senior managers in its distribution team will be shuffling chairs, in line with the company's continued growth push. NSW state manager, Mark Burgess, will move to the newly created role of head of research relationships ...

BMW torques up home lending offering

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... level of high quality service when they buy property as when they buy a car." Mortgage services to be offered by the car company include a premium loan with the option of 10 years of interest-only payments. A BMW line of credit loan will also be available ...