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We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... statement sends a dire warning of how bad he thinks things really are. This however won't be news to anyone whose read the minutes of the Fed's December Board meeting: "[After] the robust gains of the [northern] summer, economic activity decelerated ...

The lighter side of super: HESTA

... "It's a new way for us to reach out to members who may not have easy access to field staff. The videos are only a few minutes long but the information they contain has the potential to save members tens of thousands of dollars over the life of their ...

Women priced out of life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... Barnes said. "In terms of complexity and time, a woman can gain coverage with Allianz over the phone, or online in a few minutes, without the need for medical tests." Barnes said women who don't earn a full time income outside the home should seriously ...

MLC calculates super insurance

... different tax scenarios, factor the impact of dependants and show the type and level of cover needed. "The modelling takes minutes to complete and the results can be displayed on-screen in graph or table format, or printed as a report for inclusion in ...

OneCare works

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... will feature an electronic underwriting platform that requires no health questionnaire and can approve applications in 15 minutes." "The industry is crying out for automation and less paper&so if we develop our own system we could increase our market ...

ING OneCare Express speeds up insurance

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... and another 2 days in assessment, (assuming the form is correct with no questions missed) OneCare Express averages 20 minutes start to finish. Vilo said, "Advisers now have a significant opportunity to build their risk insurance business on real, long ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... economy fuelled demand for high interest rate currencies. The Australian dollar then reached a new 23-year high about 20 minutes after the local session opened. It touched $US0.9068 at 0721 AEST to achieve its best result since May 3, 1984 when it closed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... the US overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 rose to fresh records after Federal Open Market Committee minutes suggested that, despite cuts to its economic growth forecasts, the Fed was not in a rush to cut rates. With the start of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... expected to open strongly today after US stocks leapt to fresh record highs on Tuesday as newly released Federal Reserve minutes raised expectations of further interest rate cuts. At 0800 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price ...

Seven page PDS insurance breakthrough

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... was even more upbeat about the automated underwriting rules engine that can make insurance decisions in an average 12 minutes.