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Bravura becomes a prime buy target

... interested too to set up the system in-house, said one source familiar with the industry. For example, Bravura counts Perpetual, AXA, Commonwealth Bank, BT Financial, ING, AMP, Suncorp-Metway and Mercer Human Resource Capital as clients. It also provides ...

Bad markets, good advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... say there's no better time to talk to clients than when the going is tough. Robert Thomas, head of research and technical at AXA, points out that volatile markets would naturally unsettle both clients and advisers. But advisers should take that as an ...

Capital guaranteed on winning streak

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... For multi-industry super fund Sunsuper, having a mixture of capital guaranteed investments in life insurance firms including AXA, AMP and Suncorp have yielded the winning formula to the fund's 7.9 per cent returns over a one-year period. "We've got money ...

New appointments at AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
AXA Australia has appointed Chris Matlock to national development manager and Rory Toal to national manager of dealer-to-dealer service provider, Jigsaw. Matlock will spearhead AXA's national practice recruitment targets and will be looking to recruit ...

US slowdown won't stop global growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... countries continue to trade heavily with each other instead of relying on their developed counterparts, according to Mark Dutton, AXA chief investment officer. Dutton said AllianceBernstein has forecasted the global economic growth to be slow in the ...

AXA online gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
AXA's new electronic application system has been met with an optimistic response from its advisers - putting the firm a step closer to ramping up its presence in the life insurance sphere. Recently establishing "Vision 2012", a goal that aims to propel ...

BGI rated five-star: S&P

... upgrade, two downgrades, and one strategy being rated for the first time. The managers who received a four-star rating include AXA Rosenberg, BT, INVESCO, Legg Mason Batterymarch, and Macquarie Arrowstreet. Michelle Baltazar

AXA to invest $30m in life insurance

AXA Australia plans to invest more than double each year into its life insurance business to move from its position as a sixth rank provider to one of the top three in the sector. In previous years, AXA invested around $3 million to $5 million each ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... $22.94. Insurance companies also fell, with QBE down 31 cents to $20.99, AMP down 27 cents, or 3.72 per cent to $6.99 and AXA Asia Pacific losing 22 cents, or 4.04 per cent, to $5.22. Mr Betts said Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton strengthened today on speculation ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... also did well, with AMP jumping 45 cents, or 6.51 per cent, to $7.36, QBE gaining $1.00, or 4.89 per cent, to $21.47, and AXA Asia Pacific rising 25 cents, or 4.84 per cent, to $5.41, at 1258 AEDT. The most traded security at 1300 AEDT was Dyno Nobel ...