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Tasmanian insurance agent jailed

... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that Peter Neilson, a 47-year old director of Tasmanian insurance consultants P.R. Consultants, has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Tasmania on three charges ...

Morning market wrap:Advance on Baghdad sparks advance on Wall St

... Jones index up 215.50 points to 8285.06, following on from the earlier gains in London, particularly in banking and insurance stocks. "The market is behaving in a very emotional fashion but somewhat predictably," said Financial Standard chief economist ...

Afternoon market wrap: Slowdown puts cap on early gains

... markets, and putting a cap on gains earlier in the day. AMP, true to recent form, took its cue from a strong banking and insurance performance on the FTSE-100 on Wednesday, rising to $7.31, a gain of $0.30. The stock has been noteworthy by its volatility ...

ERG agrees $25.6 million bond terms for smart card projects

The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) has agreed to provide $25.6 million of performance bonds for overseas projects won by Western Australia transit software specialists ERG. ERG said the bonds comprise of $9 million for a project in ...

Global accounting standards get thumbs up: report

... Pricewaterhouse Coopers. "Much of the debate so far has centred on IAS 39 (financial instrument standard) and proposed insurance contract standards. These standards will, amongst other things, require banks and insurance companies to measure more of ...

Midday market wrap: News Corp, AMP lead index higher

... positioned to secure a key $6 billion pay TV deal in the US, while AMP was lifted by the performance of banking and insurance stocks on the FTSE-100. Qantas also rose, up $0.08, to $3.14 on the war news.

Midday market wrap: All Ords rises, Costello warns on war costs

... uncertainties in the world markets. Japan's Nikkei index too reversed a three-day slide by gaining in early trading today. Insurance company Promina today announced that it would offer a $0.1 discount to retail investors in what is the world's biggest ...

ASIC takes action against Rural and General Insurance

... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Federal Court in Sydney requiring Rural and General Insurance Broking Pty Limited (Rural and General) to remove material from its website pending further orders. The orders were ...

Promina finalises massive share floatation

Insurance company Promina today launched the prospectus' for its upcoming public offere that is going to be the biggest sharemarket float in Australia since the 1998 Optus offer. The float values the owner of AAMI and the Australian Pensioners Insurance ...

Retirement income funds suffer 13% sales slowdown: IFSA

... Life, comprise of allocated pensions and annuities. IFSA represents the retail and wholesale funds management and life insurance industry and has over 100 members who are responsible for investing approximately $620 billion on behalf of over nine million ...