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AXA launches iPhone apps for women

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has launched two new women-centric financial applications for Apple's iPhone and iTouch. The free apps, available for download from iTunes, provide women consumers on-the-go access to financial calculators to help ...

Hillross buys Rabo Financial Advisors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... [Rabobank] practices have been well run and they operate on a similar model to us being fee for service and very client centric." Both Hillross and Rabobank have a similar footprint in regional areas. "Rabo Financial Advisors has an office in Mackay ...

Green takes reigns at AIA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... periods in years. "The AIA Australia team has played a pivotal role in maturing our business into a customer and delivery centric organisation and I'm proud to be leading this company into its future," said Green. Prior to joining AIA Green was general ...

Fidelity signs exclusive research deals

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... exclusive deals with the research provider. For example, Fidelity uses an oil & specialist firm in Europe to supply European-centric information on the sector. "All their clients are corporate clients - except for Fidelity. We've got an agreement with ...

BT ramps up SMSF offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
BT is keeping an eye on the growing SMSF sector, improving BT Wrap to include more SMSF-centric functionalities. Craig Lawrenson, national manager BT Wrap Product and Strategy, said the growth of SMSFs present an enormous opportunity for the financial ...

Centric Wealth chief quits

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
The chief executive of planning firm Centric Wealth, Michael Pillemer, resigned last weekend after negotiations to renew his contract fell through. Pillemer, who spent seven years at the planning firm, left the company during the weekend after his contract ...

Protection without commission: JB Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... green investments, noted that capital protection can come in handy for investors looking to tap high risk, offshore ESG-centric investments. "This way, [clients] can get the upside growth such as those in the renewable energy sector, without the impact ...

LGS appoints Mercer as consultant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... Peter Lambert, chief executive at LGS. Mercer's ESG monitoring and research capabilities are also in synergy with LGS' ESG centric strategies, said Lambert. "LGS will have access to qualitative information on investment managers and strategies via GIMDa,c ...

Temasek seeks more Asian exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... Today, around two-thirds of the fund's portfolio is made up of companies outside of Singapore, compared to a Singapore-centric portfolio seven years ago. Meanwhile, Temasek has also reaffirmed the importance of governance in companies the fund invests ...

Centric Wealth signs on XPLAN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Centric Wealth Advisers has entered into an agreement with IRESS to deploy the tech firm's web-based adviser desktop, XPLAN. "Following a strategic review of systems, extensive input from our adviser team, and a formal market analysis, IRESS was chosen ...