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Hooley named State Street pres and COO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
State Street Corporation has promoted the firm's 32 year veteran, Jay Hooley, to president and chief operation officer. Hooley, 51, joined State Street in 1986 and led the firm's US Mutual Fund sales division before joining State Street's shareholder ...

Aviva cuts accountants from insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Aviva Australia has improved its medical and financial underwriting services by removing the need for financial advisers to include an accountant's signature, regardless of the sum insured. According to the firm, if the sum insured is less than $3 million ...

Money for Living practice is not RM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) is distancing itself from Money for Living, stating the business was not involved in promoting and selling reverse mortgages. On Monday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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 ...

NAB buys stake in Pengana

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
National Australia Bank's (NAB) direct investment management business, nabInvest, has purchased roughly one third of funds management firm Pengana Capital. This minority stake represents nabInvest's second investment. The first, which they signed last ...

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
... compliance, Chris van Aanholt to president of the institute's board. In keeping with Finsia policy, van Aanholt succeeds Michael Shepard who has concluded his two year term. Prior to this appointment, van Aanholt served as vice president on Finsia's ...

Telstra Super eyes distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Telstra Super has committed more funds in distressed debt strategies in the past six months, echoing industry sentiment that the time may be ripe to look at assets hit by sub-prime. Nicole Connolly, Telstra Super portfolio manager for alternative assets ...

AXA North open for non-super savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
AXA Australia has launched North Investments, a capital guaranteed product that can be used for non-super or ordinary money investments. North Investment follows the launch of North Personal Superannuation and Pension product in November last year. ...

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 ...