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Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
Life insurers and industry body IFSA are backing a proposed state legislation to abolish stamp duty and other related taxes on life insurance products which, if passed, could reduce premiums by up to 12 per cent. Yesterday industry body IFSA, which ...

AMP gives free advice to Salvos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
AMP has teamed up with The Salvation Army to develop a pilot financial planning program for financially disadvantaged individuals in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. AMP Pro Bono Advice includes 12 self employed AMP financial advisers ...

Finsia names new president

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has appointed Westpac group head of operational risk and compliance, Chris van Aanholt to president of the institute's board. In keeping with Finsia policy, van Aanholt succeeds Michael Shepard ...

BTIM numbers hurt by market crunch

BT Investment Management Limited (BTIM) has fared better than the market in the six months to March but headline numbers are down or at the lower end of prospectus forecasts. The group has reported its first half year results since it was spun off its ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
A proposed government ruling in the US will prevent insurers and employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Commonwealth Bank hopes to get first mover advantage over its big bank rivals by launching a project to overhaul several of its most antiquated, but core, information systems. CBA yesterday briefed the media and investors on plans to spend $580 million ...

RaboPlus adds BlackRock Global to platform menu

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
RaboPlus has added BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (Australia) to its wholesale managed funds platform menu. The RaboPlus online wholesale managed funds platform now includes 58 funds. The BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (Australia) invests in global ...

Anti-terrorism ins board names new director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Patricia Azarias has been appointed to the anti-terrorism insurance Board of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation. The ARPC administers the Government's terrorism insurance scheme by providing reinsurance cover for terrorism risk relating to ...

Eagle IT opens Sydney office

The Bank of New York Mellon subsidiary Eagle Investment Systems has selected Sydney as its Asia Pacific base. The financial services technology provider offers web-based systems for managed funds, hedge funds, brokers, insurance companies and pension ...

AMP FP appoints regional mgr

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
AMP Financial Planning has appointed Thomas Reeh as West Australian, South Australian and Northern Territory regional manager. Previously, Reeh spent several years with AMP Banking in Sydney before he was transferred to the UK to take a position as ...