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Seven US banks close in a week

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... alone in the US - suggesting the troubles in the US banking system are far from over. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation website, seven banks were closed on Friday, July 23. There has been over 100 banks that were seized during 2010. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... Westpac gained 39 cents at $23.12. ANZ was up 34 cents at $22.75 and Macquarie Group put on 32 cents at $39.75. But QBE Insurance Group was hit after it revealed its first half profit was expected to be down 40 per cent on the same period last year. ...

Custom Solutions flows double in June qtr

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... was down just under 1 per cent for the quarter to $144 billion, impacted by outflows from short-term cash mandates. Insurance inforce premiums were up 2.5 per cent for the quarter to $1.5 billion.

Planners cycle for charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... raise money for Future2, the foundation of the Australian financial planning profession. The event is sponsored by BT Insurance (gold partner), Matrix Planning Solutions and Telstra (silver partners). Griffin and Bobbin will cycle for 10 days to raise ...

AIA moves to integrate retail offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... Priority Protection policy from their investment account, within the platform, to AIA Australia. In addition, unlike many insurance offerings available through the platform, Platform Investor Protect is not based on a group insurance arrangement, said ...

GESB unveils opt-in insurance for casuals

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
GESB is restructuring its insurance arrangements for casual members - introducing a new 'opt-in' option for all new casual employees who join the WA fund. GESB announced that starting this month, new casual employees who want insurance cover will be ...

IFSA members approve name change, new focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Financial Services Council will continue to be a strong voice on behalf of funds management, superannuation and life insurance industries," he said. Australia's retail and wholesale funds management, superannuation and life insurance industry represents ...

Insurers post double-digit growth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... noted that group risk tends to be volatile and cyclical, being largely dependent on the number and size of various group insurance mandates that are up for regular remarketing at any point in time. In the group risk sector, which includes insurance of ...

AIA to list, names new chief

PRESS RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... and scope public but building on this great platform for the long-term to create Asia's pre-eminent, publicly traded insurance company," said Benmosche. This follows Prudential's failed bid to buy AIA in June this year. The move cost Prudential $260 ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... different types of transactions. The firm also paid tens of millions of dollars in undisclosed contingent commissions to insurance brokers and participated in a bid-rigging scheme with insurance brokers and certain insurance companies in order to divide ...