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AMP puts pedal to the metal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
AMP's emphatic revival continues, with the company reporting a 29 per cent increase in cash inflows to $2.66 billion in the March quarter. Net cash flows came in at $341 million, nearly triple the $115 million reported in the previous corresponding ...

Coin upgrades insurance software

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
Coin Software has announced the imminent release of the upgraded version 2.5 of its Coin Office software, incorporating a new insurance module called "Inc". Production of the upgrade began in October last year and will be rolled out to existing clients ...

Investors throw money at Praemium listing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
Praemium has announced a premature close to its $18 million capital raising on the back of a very healthy response to its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is part of Praemium's strategy to grow the business domestically as well as launching into ...

ING pushes harder into SME market

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
ING Australia has announced it plans to aggressively attack market share in the SME sector, unveiling enhancements to its Integra Super product largely centred around lower fees. On the back of an AC Nielson survey that revealed that ING was the first ...

ASFA and JUST Super call for changes in the Budget

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2006
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has called for an expansion of the co-contribution scheme and an abolition of age-based contribution limits, with JUST Super supporting ASFA's stance against a proposal to reduce employer contributions. ...

Ord Minnett appoints private client adviser

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2006
Ord Minnett has appointed a new private client adviser to operate out of its Brisbane office. Andrew Henderson stepped into the role on 1 May, having worked for Ord Minnett more than a decade ago. Don Chandler, head of the Brisbane office, said, "We ...

Finsia takes off with a new president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Finsia, the newly merged entity combining the Securities Institute of Australia (SIA) and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF), completed its evolution at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today. The AGM was the last step in ...

Members Equity runs on with Fremantle Dockers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
Members Equity Bank (MEB) has signed on as an official sponsor of the Fremantle Dockers AFL team for the next three years, joining other financial players in the footballing ranks. The Fremantle Football Club said that with MEB agreeing to become a ...

Corporate governance the biggest risk: Aon

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
An Aon Australia survey has found that the issue of corporate governance is the top risk concern for executives, rocketing from ninth on their list of priorities in 2002-03 to the top of the table this year. Whereas in 2002-03 legal risk was the highest ...

Challenger scores well thanks to QIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
Challenger has scored three four star S&P ratings and one three star S&P rating for its multi-manager suite, thanks to Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) well regarded investment process. The three funds to receive S&P's four star ranking were ...