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IRESS risk research improves

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
IRESS' risk research system IQM+ has undergone a tune up with added extensions to its product to better help advisers determine personal insurance coverage based on affordability. The new Cover Availability module is an analysis tool that allows advisers ...

If in doubt, stop securities lending: WW

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia is advising its clients to suspend securities lending activity if they are in any doubt of their guidelines and arrangements with their lending agent. In a note to clients, the firm asserts that the risk reward trade off around ...

Pascoe shares VFMC strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Justin Pascoe, the newly appointed chief investment officer of the $36.4 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, will share his insight on how to buffer the fund from the global financial crisis at this year's IMCA conference. Pascoe, an ex-Goldman ...

AXA ramps up group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
AXA Australia group insurance clients are set to benefit from a raft of enhancements across definitions, cover limits and technological capabilities. As a result of the improvements, AXA's maternity and paternity leave cover was improved to provide ...

Cybercriminals target fin services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
One-stop shop financial services groups should be more vigilant about how they store and manage client accounts after a new report found that online criminals are getting better at exploiting stolen financial data. Security solutions provider Symantec ...

ASX firms more carbon clear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
VicSuper's carbon report card found the number of Australian listed companies publicly and adequately detailing their carbon footprint rose five per cent to 30 per cent in a year. The VicSuper Carbon Count 2008 found the quality of carbon reporting ...

IOOF and AWM sign $88b merger

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
IOOF Holdings has approached Australian Wealth Management with a merger proposal that will see both companies unite to become a $88 billion fund management giant. Both fund managers released statements on the Australian Securities Exchange today detailing ...

Macq confirms bank guarantee

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Macquarie Group has informed retail banking clients the Federal Government's Guarantee will extend to its cash deposits across its banking product suite at no extra cost. According to Macquarie Group, cash deposits held by retail clients are protected ...

Vale Joy Palmer

Joy Palmer, the chairperson of South Australian super fund Statewide passed away on, Monday, November 17, after a dignified and determined battle with breast cancer. Statewide chief executive officer Frances Magill paid tribute to Joy's contribution ...

Don't worry, be happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
'Be careful what you wish for.' If there is only one thing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens will be remembered by, it could be his rational warning to Australians. In a speech before a function sponsored by the Committee for Economic ...