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Merger gets Japan FSA thumbs up

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... today to consider the offer. Dai-ichi has held a 29 per cent stake in TOWER since 2008 Previously the oldest insurance mutual in Japan, the company was demutualised in March 2010 and has since begun an expansion campaign across Asia.

Premium appoints former Aust Ethical sales head

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Premium Wealth Management has named Paul Harding-Davis, previously the head of sales and marketing at Australian Ethical Investment, as general manager. Harding-Davis will start later this month and takes over the role vacated by Jeremy Wardell, who ...

ANZ appoints head of super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... leaves ANZ after more than 20 years working in positions across ANZ's various divisions, including RetireInvest, Mercantile Mutual, ING Australia and OnePath.

Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... was the product of up to 12 different unions merging over the years. "Where it will end up in 2020, I predict 50 or so mutual credit unions and probably two or three the size of small banks." He said a similar story of consolidation would exist for not-for-profit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... Federal Reserve. Stocks rose broadly. All of the 10 groups rose in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the basis for most US mutual funds. The Dow gained 161.29 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 11,774.59. The index fell 242 points on Wednesday, its largest drop ...

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... The industry was already believed to be preparing for an end to the three-decade Treasury rally with the world's biggest mutual fund Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) recently dumping all Treasuries from its portfolio. But a flight to safety in ...

AMP positions senior AXA staff

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... officer Geoff Roberts is relieved of his executive duties but does take his place on the board of AMP Life and National Mutual Life Assurance in non-executive roles. Arun Abey, AXA's general manager group strategy and chairman of ipac, steps down from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... Limited Brands Inc, Nordstrom Inc and Gap Inc all gained more than four per cent. The S&P 500 - the benchmark for most US mutual funds - was down 0.56 point, or 0.04 per cent, at 1,303.47 in mid-afternoon trade. The Dow Jones industrial average was down ...

QBE buys CUNA Australia

ASX RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
QBE Insurance Group has acquired the Australian operations of US-owned CUNA Mutual Group in a deal that increases the insurer's market share in the credit union sector. The purchase, which is still subject to regulatory approval and won't be completed ...

SimCorp signs Fennia Mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
Finland-based Finnish Fennia Mutual Insurance Company has chosen SimCorp Dimension as its new investment management platform. Fennia Mutual Insurance Company will be using SimCorp Dimension front-to-back. Following a detailed selection process, Fennia ...