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Aviva insurance in super business jumps 12pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Aviva's new lump sum protection policy business has risen by almost 12 per cent over two years to almost 15 per cent - reflecting a growing trend for customers to get insurance through super. Lump sum protection policy new business has grown from around ...

Instos allocate $980m to catastrophe bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... from AMP in June and MLC has been investing in the funds since 2007. Nephila Capital sold 25 per cent of its management company to Man Group in July last year. Man Group's sales and marketing team now provide the fund managers products worldwide. Frank ...

AIA Aus hires Telecom CEO to board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... directors," said Mark Wilson, chief executive and president at AIA Group. Gattung said her experience managing a listed company across three different markets had given her a unique perspective on business which she said would add value to the AIA Group ...

Smartphones and 3Gs boost fin services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Move over PC internet banking - the battle for more online financial services usage is now between 'apps' and browsers among smartphones and 3G users. A new survey called Mobile Financial Services: The Market Today & Opportunities for Tomorrow by comScore ...

Mercer Sentinel hires two

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Mercer Sentinel has made two consultant appointments to boost its operational and transactional services across the Asia Pacific. Pushkar Thakur has joined Mercer Sentinel in Sydney from Mercer's Retirement, Risk and Finance business where he specialised ...

SWF Institute opens trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute has launched a confidential trading platform that allows some of the biggest institutional investors to trade assets. Wholly owned by the institute, the Imbourse platform provides capital introduction between buyers ...

Pension fund suffers million-dollar meltdown

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Super funds could learn a harsh lesson from a Philippines based pension fund, after a software meltdown cost the fund an estimated $120 million in damages and led to a court case against a contractor for libel. Information technology contractor Questronix ...

WA planning firm wins Telstra award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... The firm will represent WA in the national awards next month. According to the firm, it was the only financial services company to be recognised in WA. Addwealth won the award based on its contribution to the environment, people, education and the community. ...

MMC Contrarian sells asset management arm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... institutions. The capital reduction will in the return of around $6 million of capital to MMC Contrarian through cash and inter company loans. The return of capital is higher than the carrying value of the investment in MMC Contrarian books of $5.7 million. ...

Mutual funds gain record flows

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
Equity and bond funds in the US attracted over $300 billion in the first half of this year -the best net flows in mutual funds for more than two years, according to a report. The Strategic Insight global mutual fund database shows 85 long-term products ...