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Investing without feeling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
AXA's chief investment officer Mark Dutton highlighted the US experience that shows why investor returns are chronically influenced by human emotions. Dutton said A US report analysed the returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index compared to the experience ...

AXA Rosenberg eyes emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
AXA Rosenberg plans to launch an emerging market fund in the Australian market in three months, tailored to suit a super fund's 'alpha needs'. Douglas Burton, managing director and head of investments in Australia and New Zealand at AXA Rosenberg, said ...

Challenger on course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... and its funds under administration increased by 10 per cent to $2.3 billion compared to the previous period. In contrast, AXA Asia Pacific's full year growth in fund under advice increased by 15 per cent to $9.5 billion at the end of December last year. ...

BT Insurance names head of life

... Centres. His previous roles include Head of Operations (retail) for Asteron and National Manager, Specialist operations for AXA. Meanwhile, Hill has over 15 years experience in senior roles across BT's operations and customer service teams in both Sydney ...

Wealth management buoys AXA profits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings today announced a four per cent profit after tax dive to $638.7 million for 2007, but its wealth management business continues to report strong growth. The firm reported a 20 per cent boost to its operating earnings for 2007 ...

AXA names new state manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
AXA has promoted Matthew Morris to state manager of New South Wales and ACT. Morris will be responsible for overseeing more than 300 advisers and implementing plans to drive the growth of AXA's network in NSW. Morris climbed up the ranks of AXA from ...

PIS names Singapore head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... firm's Singapore subsidiary. Frost has more 20 years experience in financial services and retail distribution holding roles at AXA Life, AMP, Prudential and Norwich Union in the UK and Singapore. "[Frost] is ideally qualified to manage and develop further ...

AXA's succession solutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... operating successfully because inefficient practices risk being sold at almost 20 per cent below the industry average, an AXA report found. The 2008 AXA Succession Report was published as a result of the firm meeting with 40 financial planning practices ...

More bulls than bears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... corporate earnings growth in Australia, a far more optimistic view than their US and European counterparts, according to an AXA Rosenberg survey. AXA Rosenberg surveyed 196 investment professionals across institutions, super/pension funds across the ...

One in three retirees don't review plan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Almost one third of Australians in retirement have not re-assessed their retirement strategy, according to an AXA survey. The AXA survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research included 309 phone interviews to working Australians aged 25 and over and 319 phone ...