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Allianz appoints new chief executive

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... has presided over the cultural transformation of Allianz Australia into a truly customer-focused and high-performance company. "I look forward to the challenge of continuing and building on his legacy over the years ahead," he added.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... figures for August. NEW YORK - Mixed signals on the world economy tugged on major stock indexes. The largest US fertiliser company, Mosaic, said weak demand from China and India have hurt its profits. Mosaic, Dupont and stocks of other companies in the ...

Invesco acquires 49% stake in Religare

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... the asset management arm of India-based Religare Enterprises. The new joint venture, Religare Invesco Asset Management Company, will be spearheaded by Saurabh Nanavati, the existing chief executive of Religare Asset Management along with the management ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... on Monday that Swiss mining group Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore had agreed new terms on a tie-up to create a company worth nearly $US70 billion ($A67.87 billion). On the secondary debt market, rates on Spanish 10-year debt fell to 5.877 per ...

NFL dispute over 401(k) touches down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... include provisions including, the benching of poorly performing referees, and the forced transfer of all referees (from the company pension plan) into their own market-linked retirement savings plan. When negotiations hit an impasse and the 121 referees ...

Equity Trustees names key account manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Listed financial services company Equity Trustees has appointed Caitriona Wortley as key account manager to its New South Wales office. Wortley joins from Zurich Investments where she held the role as business development manager. She has over nine ...

Towers Watson expands Microsoft agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Global professional services company Towers Watson has broadened the terms of its agreement with Microsoft to adapt some software applications, develop new processes for risk-based modelling applications and increase use of cloud computing. Mark Beardall ...

Suncorp and Bendigo jump on hybrid demand

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Listed insurance company Suncorp is one of the latest to tap into investor demand for high yields with the launch of a $350 million Tier 1 hybrid offer this week. The insurance giant said that the money raised from the hybrids which are called Convertible ...

Razor to board's pay follows PwC review

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... slashed after a review by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that they were overpaid. After the ASX-listed financial services company's 2011 annual general meeting returned a 26% 'no' vote on the remuneration package, a review was required under new corporate ...

NZ Superannuation Fund excludes four firms from portfolio

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... standards. The firms that were excluded from the fund's portfolio include Freeport-McMoRan, KBR, Tokyo Electric Power Company and Zijin Mining Group. NZ Superannuation Fund said this decision were based on information from its specialist screening agency ...