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Understand the dependencies and get unit pricing right

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Limiting unit pricing errors requires companies to implement management and control systems and to fully understand the inter-dependencies involved in the process. Speaking at an Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) special unit pricing briefing ...

Compliance gets interactive: Vignette

Phone records, emails and reports are all great ways to keep up with compliance legislation but IT group Vignette has raised the bar by pushing web capture technology as a better alternative to monitor customer interaction and minimise fraud. Vignette ...

ING to sponsor F1 Renault racing team

In a move that makes arguments about whether local super funds should be allowed to advertise pale into insignificance, ING Group has just announced a three year deal with the Renault Formula 1 motor racing team to be their global naming rights sponsor. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open firmer today following a better lead in US markets but could be tempered by geopolitical concerns over North Korea's nuclear test. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the December share price index ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
Regulation of super fund advertising should be taken away from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and handed to the competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC), said the Investment and Financial ...

We need to show people how to plan: AXA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
While too few Australians have a financial plan, many are unsure what a financial plan actually is and how to go about developing one. The AXA Financial Planning Insights Survey for October has found that one-quarter of people responding to the survey ...

Clearing houses need to be licensed: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it considers clearing houses to be financial products and operators will therefore need to be licensed. In announcing its position, ASIC has drawn a distinction between clearing ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
Data on the number of job vacancies was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday revealing that on a seasonally adjusted basis the national figure stood at 154,000 in August, up by 11 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year. ...

Zurich corporate super businesses for sale

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Zurich Australia is selling off its corporate superannuation businesses Zurich i.super_invest Superannuation (i.super) and Finium Super Master Plan, informing staff this morning that management are currently in discussions with a "number of interested ...

XPLAN leads the sector with PlanTech acquisition

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
XPLAN Technology has acquired PlanTech Consulting for $15 million with the combined revenues propelling XPLAN to number one in the space. IRESS Market Technology released details of the acquisition to the market this morning. The move boosts XPLAN revenue ...