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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... up 29 cents at $38.55, while Rio Tinto rose $1.57 or 2.67 per cent to $60.37. AUSTOCK Securities senior client adviser, Michael Heffernan, said that positive sentiment was driving the market. "(Profit season) results are coming out at least equal to ...

Advisers choose definitions over technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Automatic underwriting, online transactions and website calculators are needed when it comes to risk insurance, but financial advisers won't use a provider if the contracts don't pay out when clients need it most. While the risk insurance industry is ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... review. "A more innovative approach to retirement incomes will provide retirees with a greater level of choice," said Michael O'Neill, the body's chief executive, in a statement. He said that improved product offerings can partly compensate for the average ...

AXA ramps up million-dollar insurance strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... and the firm now ranked in the top four across product, new business and underwriting categories. Roughly 18 months ago, Michael Rogers, general manager of financial protection at AXA, announced the firm was doubling its previous $3 million to $5 million ...

FOS insurance ombudsman resigns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is close to naming a new general insurance ombudsman after Sam Parrino resigned from the service. Parrino was named ombudsman - general insurance when FOS in July last year. Prior to joining FOS, Parrino worked ...

Seton named fund executive of the year

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
Michael Seton, chief executive at AGEST, has won the Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) Fund Executive of the Year. The award, which AMP Capital Investors supports, was presented to Seton for his work in the fund's member services. Seton received ...

State Street names new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
State Street has promoted one of the firm's stalwarts, Ian Martin as head of the firm's Global Markets and Investor Services Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this role, Martin worked at the firm as general manager at State Street Global Markets ...

O'Donnell steps down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's is on the lookout for a new chief executive after current chief executive, Anne O'Donnell, announced she is stepping down from her role in December this year after nine years at the helm. O'Donnell joined Australian Ethical ...

FT opens global bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... and credit exposure - enables investors to exploit country-specific differences and position for global trends," said Michael Hasenstab, senior vice president and co-director of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group. The firm's fixed income team is one ...

QSuper selects SuperChoice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The $24 billion QSuper appointed SuperChoice to enhance the fund's processing capabilities and assist members making contributions when they leave the public sector. Rosemary Vilgan, chief executive at QSuper, said the fund regularly receives phone ...