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FPWS unveils new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
First Prudential Markets is entering the separately managed accounts arena via a partnership with First Prudential Wealth Services. "[Managed accounts] are highly tax efficient, provide direct ownership of shares and can be cheaper than managed funds ...

Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... from Property Investment Research, Dugald Higgins, said that things are not as clear-cut as they may seem. Higgins, an associate director of PIR, said that retail investors and mortgage holders are holding tight to their existing mortgage arrangements ...

When five become one: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... to negotiate better lending arrangements, he said. But some industry experts are wary of such a move. Dugald Higgins, associate director of Property Investment Research, said that the biggest problem with AUI's decision to morph its offerings lies in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... share price index futures contract had fallen 59 points at 4716, on a volume of 14,015 contracts. Macquarie Equities associate director Lucinda Chan said the banking sector was leading the way down. "This morning, we opened up with the banks and also ...

AXA to ramp up planning revenues by $60m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Advisers are expected to add up to $63 million to their books over the next five years through a new three-pronged business plan from AXA. AXA's new strategy revolves around the formula of securing the appropriate business partnerships, maximising the ...

SWIFT fast tracks insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
Messaging platform giant SWIFT has inked a deal with some of the largest insurers and reinsurers in the world that will enable insurers, brokers and reinsurers move from paper-based admin processing to an automated format using a standardised industry ...

Omgeo expands derivatives tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
Post-trade technology provider Omgeo increased its muscle in processing trades in derivatives after acquiring UK technology outfit Allustra and buying a derivatives portfolio reconciliation platform designed by Global Electronic Markets (GEM). The newly-acquired ...

Allianz provides BankWest insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
BankWest and Allianz Finance signed a referral relationship whereby the West Australian banking group refers all new debtor finance customers to Allianz Finance. The deal means besides new debtor customers, existing debtor finance clients will been ...

Defensive fixed income wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... likely going to be somewhere between 9 to 12 per cent over the coming 12 months...[the] sort of returns that you would associate with equity markets," said Lewthwaite. Macquarie's approach to this entire crisis has been different to most of its peers ...

ASIC freezes $1m investor funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is protecting more than $1 million invested in an alleged illegal investment scheme after gaining an interim order from the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The court order freezes offshore ...