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Tech unclogs insurance bottlenecks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... and simple quotation software. Only three years ago none of the major insurers offered electronic underwriting. But today, AMP, Aviva, Macquarie and Tower are among those that have helped ease one of the bottlenecks in retail life insurance - the cumbersome ...

Cameron hires former AMP head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
Former AMP Capital Investors head of private clients Giles Craig has been appointed managing director of Cameron Stockbrokers Limited. Craig was previously head of private clients at AMP Capital Investors and prior to that, held senior positions at ...

Caravan parks deliver high income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... are holiday homes. According to the group, the Australian Tourism Industry has a $1.5 billion annual turnover and a recent AMP-NATSEM report found spending on caravans is expected to rise by almost 70 per cent by 2020. Financial planners can now access ...

Austock appoints Youssef

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... clients in the firm's Sydney office. Youssef has more than 16 years of stockbroking experience at Macquarie, Bell Potter and AMP Asset Management in Sydney. Last year he worked as corporate services manager at CMC Markets Asia Pacific where he managed ...

Battle of the super brands

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
Colonial First State, MLC, AMP and Industry Super Funds - how have they fared in their latest advertising blitz? According to brandmanagement, getting the right message to investors has opened opportunities for certain funds to win a massive new client ...

IMCA debates investment risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... Consulting Australia/NZ and Principal, Mercer; Sean Henaghan - Investment Director, International and Future Directions Funds, AMP Capital and Rob Prugue, Senior Managing Director, Lazard Asset Management, Asia Pacific. Topics that will be discussed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... Street extended its rally into a third day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 239.66 points to 7,170.06. Stock Move Price AMP +0.140 4.100 ANZ Bank +0.470 13.330 BHPBilton +1.070 31.420 CBA +1.340 30.010 NAB +0.860 17.590 NewsCorp +0.680 10.250 Polartech ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... with profit-taking eating into early gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.91 points to 6,930.4. Stock Move Price AMP -0.010 3.940 ANZ Bank -0.210 12.940 BHPBilton +0.240 30.740 CBA -0.210 28.400 NAB +0.550 16.850 NewsCorp +0.070 9.630 Polartech ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... moderate rally, with a correction taking place in the shares of wealth managers and insurers AXA Asia Pacific Holdings and AMP Ltd. "Their moves over the last month... it's been part of the market which has been damaged in the last two weeks, so we're ...

AMPFP turn to IT to boost productivity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP), one of the largest planning groups in the country, is poised to attract more planners to its fold after plans to roll out a new IT system and the introduction of more consumer-friendly advice documents. Michael Guggenheimer ...