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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 ...

Value of advice winners unveilled

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
Planners from AXA Financial Planning and NAB Financial Planning were among the winners at this year's FPA Value of Advice awards. Dacian Moses from Waterfall Way Associates has won the Value of Advice award for post-retirement planning and management. ...

Baby boomers hold retirement plans

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... retirement income or guarantee an income during the member's lifetime. The results of the survey are broadly similar to an AXA Australia survey that found more than 50 per cent of Australians are prepared to pay a small fee to protect their superannuation ...

DST Systems buys Bluedoor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... appointed the software developer to improve its administration capability in August. Bluedoor's technology is also used across the AXA North product suite. Martin Spedding, Bluedoor executive director, said DST Systems' support provides the firm with ...

Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... scored the 'runner-up' award in the CoreData Life Company of the Year 2008, just behind Zurich but beating fellow finalists AXA and Asteron. During the upgrade launch, AIG Life Australia managing director, Stuart Harrison sought to ease financial advisors' ...

AXA enhances North

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Financial planners can help their clients protect their investment and contributions for the next five years after AXA Australia enhanced its North product. The new Protected Investment Guarantee option is a five to seven year, complete return of capital ...

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... week ago, have witnessed a spike in withdrawals. To date four of the country's top ten mortgage fund providers - Perpetual, AXA, Challenger and AUI - have all either suspended applications or redemptions for their mortgage or income funds, freezing more ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... is determined the carry a substantial surplus capital and noted it is in high level, exploratory discussions with Suncorp. AXA Australia and ING Australia could not be reached for comment.

AXA to ramp up planning revenues by $60m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... are expected to add up to $63 million to their books over the next five years through a new three-pronged business plan from AXA. AXA's new strategy revolves around the formula of securing the appropriate business partnerships, maximising the potential ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... rose $1.81, or 6.33 per cent, to $30.40. Insurers followed the trend, AMP Ltd adding 65 cents, or 10.3 per cent, to $6.96, AXA Asia Pacific up 26 cents, or 5.19 per cent, to $5.27, and QBE Insurance Group rising 96 cents, or 3.92 per cent, to $25.46. ...