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Ipac improves 'soft dollar' register disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
AXA-owned ipac Securities has briefed its call centre staff to make its register of alternative remuneration for planners available to members of the public, after a staff member failed to do so following a request. A spokesperson for ipac said the ...

Zurich eyes platforms for growth

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Macquarie, BT and AXA are some of the platform providers Zurich Financial Services will be targeting next year as the firm shifts its strategy from launching new products, to increasing its presence in the platform sector. Matthew Drennan, general manager ...

Centric Wealth gears up for acquisitions

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... months, with more planners keen to join the group, thanks to big league M&As bubbling in the market. Mergers such as AMP and AXA's present rare opportunities to non-bank aligned financial planning dealer groups to beef up their acquisitions, said John ...

Fin services execs earn big bucks

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... Stevens total remuneration rising by almost 63 per cent to $6.6 million. AMP's Craig Dunn earnt just over $5 million, while AXA's Andy Penn was paid a total of $3.6 million, Charter Hall's David Harrison and David Southern both shaded the $2 million ...

Perpetual FUM stable despite KKR bid

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... clients into equities were largely offset by $461 million outflows from institutional cash. With the long running saga at AXA now apparently resolved, the industry spotlight now rests squarely on Perpetual, which remains subject to overtures from leading ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... at $49.11 and Westpac was 10 cents higher at $22.02, while National Australia Bank was 10 cents lower at $24.57. Shares in AXA Asia Pacific Holdings were higher after the company said five of six of its independent directors, including its chair, would ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Five out of six AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have approved the sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... worst kept secret in the financial services industry edged closer to reality this morning as AMP announced a fresh bid for AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings. AMP has offered AXA APH minority shareholders at least $6.43 per share in a combination of cash and ...

AMP back in talks with AXA SA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
AMP is once again in talks with AXA SA for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, a move that AXA APH said in a statement "may or may not lead to a transaction". AXA APH said that it is "aware of discussions between AXA SA and AMP regarding their interest in acquiring ...

NGS Super hires development managers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... has formal financial planning qualifications and previously worked at State Street Global Advisors, Credit Suisse, BT, and AXA. "Kate will service existing NGS Super employees and members in Western Australia, but another key element of her role will ...