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Tribeca eyes bigger market after rebranding

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
... revenues and share price. Tribeca will also expand its service offerings to include stockbrokers, mortgage brokers, insurance brokers, accountants, bankers and responsible officers. Tribeca says this move will increase its market from a potential 25,000 ...

APRA gains more powers to act against dishonest execs

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... executives will face tough new monitoring by regulators following the latest series of reforms after the collapse of HIH insurance. Media reports today said the financial services industry would face tough new rules designed to expand the Australian ...

Super fund assets lift 2.2%: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
... the 4% growth enjoyed by the ASX 200. Total funds under management grew 1.2% to $689.2 billion. Assets held by life insurance offices dropped 2% to $165.9 billion, while other managed funds increased 2.5% to $192.6 billion. The bureau said the fall in ...

Suncorp Metway interim profit up 81%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... increase in interim net profit to $281 million. Suncorp Metway said each of its lines of business - banking, general insurance and wealth management had exceeded initial management forecasts. This highlighted the progress of the groups diversified financial ...

IAG posts strong increased in half year profits

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) posted a strong increase in profits for the half year to December 2003 on the back of resurgent equity markets and solid acquisitions, and announced plans to undertake a $350 million off-market share buyback. IAG ...

Promina announce $200-$300 million capital raising for growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
... preferred capital gearing level of 25 per cent towards the end of 2005. Promina, which owns AAMI and Australia's Pensioners Insurance Agency as well as Tyndall and Guardian Trust investment firms, listed on the stock exchange in May 2003. Its maiden ...

AMP sees 2003 net profit in $600 to $620 million range

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
Financial services and insurance group AMP said today it was expecting its 2003 underlying business results to be considerably higher than that forecast in its explanatory memorandum for its demerger. Net profit after tax, before goodwill amortisation ...

AssetInsure granted APRA licence

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
The first entrant into Australia's insurance market since the collapse of HIH is to be chaired by ex-New South Wales premier and former federal finance minister John Fahey. AssetInsure Pty Ltd was granted a general insurance licence by the Australian ...

Mohl resigns from HHG board

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
HHG, the former life insurance and funds management arm of AMP, said that AMP chief executive Andrew Mohl has resigned from the board of the UK-based group. HHG chairman Sir Malcolm Bates said it was appropriate for Mohl to concentrate solely on AMP's ...

Failed HIH wins court approval to recover $120 million

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
Liquidators for the failed HIH insurance group today won court approval for a deal to win back $120 million for creditors over the venture which triggered its insolvency. The NSW Supreme Court approved a deal to force Allianz Australia Ltd to pay out ...