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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat despite Wall Street falling into the red, unable to maintain early gains as tech stocks dragged on sentiment. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Guardian Advice adds BT Life to insurer panel

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Guardian Advice has added BT Life to its existing group of preferred partners. Guardian Advice head Simon Harris said the move follows satisfaction with the BT Life distribution team. BT Life joins Asteron Life, AIA, OnePath and CommInsure on the Guardian ...

Suncorp keeps it simple

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Suncorp has unveiled a new strategic simplification program that will deliver annualised benefits of $200m from the 2016 financial year. Suncorp's simplification program, which will cost $275m and be expensed from within operating budgets will focus ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Australia stocks have opened weaker, with declines among the big miners leading the broader market lower. At 1036 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.8 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,050.2 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Guardian Advice recruits four new practices

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Guardian Advice has expanded its network with four new practices in NSW and Victoria, as part of its three year growth strategy to increase adviser numbers by partnering with independent practices. In 2011, Suncorp Group owned Guardian repositioned ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Life insurance risk inflows increased by more than 10% in 2011, with new premium sales up 17% as virtually all companies experienced growth in risk business, according to new figures from Plan for Life. The rise took total inflows to $10.3bn across ...

Industry execs head to UK for charity marathon

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
Three senior AMP executives will lace up their running shoes next month and take part in the London marathon to raise money for the Prostate Care Foundation. Paul Harrop, Adrian Emery and Paul Williams will be joined by a team of other senior executives ...

NAB Asset Servicing wins APRC mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has awarded National Australia Bank Asset Servicing division a $740m mandate to provide its custodial services. Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) will transition the assets under custody to NAB Asset ...

Outgoing QIC chief appointed to Suncorp board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Outgoing QIC chief executive Doug McTaggart has been appointed as a non-executive director to the Suncorp Group board, along with Michael Cameron. Cameron is head of The GPT Group, with past roles including chief financial officer of St.George Bank ...

Perpetual completes retail distribution restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Former NAB/MLC Wealth head of national accounts and research Matt Thompson will join Perpetual next month as general manager strategic accounts. The move is part of a shake-up of Perpetual's retail distribution set-up announced in December, which sees ...