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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... July. The Australian Office of Financial Management auctions $500 million of April 2020 Treasury bonds. In companies news, AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd and Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd release first half results, and West Australian ...

Planners risk buying bad businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... planning groups that do buy risk failure as many do not focus enough on their acquisition's investment returns, according to AXA. Speaking at an AFA national roadshow last month, Steve Davidson, head of acquisitions and succession at AXA, said planners ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific chief executive, Andrew Penn, has warned regulatory proposals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) could stifle Australia's potential to become a regional financial hub. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... Federal Court. Macquarie Group deputy managing director Richard Sheppard is to speak at a business lunch in Sydney, while AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd group chief executive Andrew Penn is to speak at a business lunch in Melbourne. Whitefield Ltd holds ...

NAB granted more time on AXA bid

PRESS RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH), AXA SA and National Australia Bank (NAB) have agreed to extend the period for NAB to address the competition commission's concerns till the end of August. The comes after all three entities announced they were close ...

Platforms up 30pc to $391bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... State with 14 per cent and AMP with 11 per cent. All the rest are in single digits. Should NAB be successful in its bid for AXA, MLC will rocket into first place a full six percentage points ahead of current leader BT. The fastest growing platforms are ...

Coding error review prompts sell rating

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has rated the AXA Wholesale Global Equity - Core fund as a "sell" after the final review from AXA Rosenberg about the mishandling of a coding error, which ultimately led to the group founder's resignation and demotion ...

Ban insurance commissions in super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... fee through their pocket, the marginal people, the ones who really need it - won't pay for it," said Foster. Ray White, an AXA financial planner, said he was not surprised the recommendation came through - but is not overtly concerned about the changes. ...

Rosenberg leaves AXA after review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The founder of AXA Rosenberg, Barr Rosenberg, has resigned from the board of the US-based firm after an external review found he did not act in accordance with company policies, following a coding error from June last year. According to a letter to ...

AXA ramps up insurance for 115,000 clients

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
An extra 115,000 financial planner clients who use AXA insurance will be able to tap improved cover, following upgrades to the firm's financial protection products. AXA announced on Friday that upgrades towards life, trauma and TPD plans, along with ...