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Aviva matches green rebates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
Aviva Australia employees could receive an extra $300 in their pay cheque after the firm announced it is matching the state and federal government's water efficiency and renewable energy rebates. Aviva analyst programmer, Barry Holmes, has already recieved ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Logica has created a new software that helps prevent funds from being used by terrorists, reduces risk and provides cost-effective compliance for investment managers and banks. Tech company Logica recently launched HotScan Plus - an automated transaction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight. Declines in commodity prices including gold and oil may weigh on resource stocks, however. At 0741 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index ...

AXA halves adviser PI expense

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... because of AXA Australia's historically low claim record. Reflecting this, practices that are Certified Quality Advice Programme (CQAP), receive an extra 10 per cent discount on PI premiums. AXA's PI edge puts more competitive pressures on other adviser ...

Hedge funds post worst Q1

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Hedge funds have recorded their worst quarter in almost six years but managed futures bucked the trend. According to Man Investments Quarterly Review, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index fell 2.78 per cent in this year's first quarter. The report found ...

FSA changes practices after Northern Rock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... of FSA employees and increased its scrutiny of senior management of high impact firms. "I am determined through the programme of work that I am announcing today, that paper standards will apply to all significant firms supervised by the FSA," said Hector ...

ITG focuses on after-tax benchmarks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Finance technology firm Investment Technology Group (ITG) has found a way to combine advanced technology with improved market data quality to make customised after-tax benchmarks a reality. According to ITG product manager for market data analytics ...

ING Aus appoints new chief

... relationship with the individual dealer groups. Bedbrook caps his near-five year term with the $50 million "transformation programme" to boost the group's efficiency and services. Michelle Baltazar

UniSuper chief Byrne move to ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
UniSuper chief executive Ann Byrne is set to take on the role of chief executive at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), marking a new era in ACSI's strategic development. Byrne will bring 15 years experience of being at the helm ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower with stock index futures in the red, however, the United States is pointing the way higher after Citigroup Inc got a $US7.5 billion ($A8.6 billion) capital injection from Abu Dhabi, adding to confidence ...