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Adviser poaching just "noise": AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... advisers will now have access to a multi-million dollar line of credit through the practice finance capability developed in AMP bank so advisers can grow their business. "We have put a broad line of credit aside to allow AXA advisers to access finance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... consumer," Mr Esho said. "While the market is up, it's not up by a large amount." Among the major banks, National Australia Bank gained 22 cents to $27.13, Westpac climbed 19 cents to $23.02, Commonwealth Bank jumped 24 cents to $52.13, and ANZ strengthened ...

New tool for institutionals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... was robust, intuitive and designed to integrate clients' data within their business processes. RBC Dexia, owned by Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia, is one of the largest providers of institutional risk and investment analytics services in Canada, and ...

Bank profits exceed 25 per cent

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Australia's bank profit margins exceeded 25 per cent with the big four earning more than 80 per cent of total interest income, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said in its Quarterly Bank Performance Statistics report today. The big four ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... all, that "higher interest rates were likely to be required at some point." Next we head up north to Japan. Here, we'll hear Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa warning that the country is in a "severe state". It's still in deflation, it's got a ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... businesses to build value propositions to advisers. "These enhancements include new, competitive finance packages through AMP Bank and the broader rollout of AXA's North platform," Meller said. There are a certain number of products that will be closed ...

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
AXA Real Estate has illustrated its faith in the Japanese economy with the launch of a specialised debt investment vehicle, raising an initial Yen15 billion ($175 million). The primary investment into the vehicle has come from a Japan-based AXA Group ...

Financial services targeted for data theft

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The financial services industry is being targeted for data theft, one of the world's foremost experts on hack attacks said today. Tal Be'ery, web research team leader from US-based data protection firm Imperva, said the cyber criminals were following ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was around a third of a US cent lower, as minutes from the central bank's May board meeting suggested a rate rise was not as imminent as the market was expecting. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.49 US cents ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... over into core prices (those that exclude food and energy). Concern over inflation had even prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates last month in spite of the lingering debt crisis among many of its members. But nah, niet! Financial ...