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Optimum hires RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... over $2.8 billion in assets under management and offers portfolio management services to pension funds, corporations, insurance companies, foundations, religious orders, professional associations and mutual funds as well as to individuals.

Language is key to sell insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The way financial advisers discuss their business and speak to prospective clients heavily impacts how much life insurance they are able to sell, according to renowned UK financial adviser, Bhupinder Anand. Speaking at an MLC Insurance Forum, Anand ...

MLC locks premium rates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
MLC is locking its insurance level premium rates for the next five years and refreshing its product disclosure statements in its latest endeavour to draw fresh clients. MLC confirmed at its Insurance Forum today that the guarantee applies to new clients ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... America's US$700 billion rescue plan. A joint statement by the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that they would spend up to US$250 billion for the purchase of senior non-voting preferred ...

FPA joins IFSA in mental health initiative

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Planners will take on the mantle of providing better insurance cover for people with depression or other mental illnesses after their representative body, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) joined life insurance industry players in signing this ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... $21.76 and its takeover target St George Bank climbed $2.36, or 9.37 per cent, to $27.55. In news today, banking and insurance group Suncorp-Metway Ltd says it is assessing whether to sell its banking and wealth management operations. Suncorp shares ...

The end is nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... out with five strategies to unfreeze the credit markets. These include: direct investment in banks; provide deposit insurance for investors; purchase of toxic assets; offer insurance and ensure that credit is available to mortgage holders. A separate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... credit crunch has claimed its first victim among Japanese financial institutions with the bankruptcy of Yamato Life Insurance. It was the third biggest loss ever for the Nikkei, which dived 881.06 points to end at 8,276.43, its lowest since May 2003. ...

AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... investment-grade, fixed-income securities from AIG in return for cash collateral. These securities were previously lent by AIG's insurance company subsidiaries to third parties," said the Fed in a statement. According to the Washington Post, the cash ...

AIG Australia to be retained

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... AIG international has advised the market and policyholders that it will be retaining a majority interest in its Asian insurance companies, including its Australian life insurance operation AIG Life Australia. The announcement is part of AIG's commitment ...