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Eslake joins Wingate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... and, prior to that, worked as chief economist - international at National Mutual Funds Management, which is now AXA Australia. He also worked as a chief economist at McIntosh Securities. In addition, Eslake is a member of three Federal Government advisory ...

AXA adds 20 funds to APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
AXA Australia has added 20 funds to its approved product list (APL), including those from Aberdeen, Barclays Global Investors and Magellan, to provide a wider choice of index and income funds to financial planners. The AXA APL includes 51 fund managers ...

AXA Asia Pacific taps SMSFs, restructures fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... Multiport but in March decided to buy the business outright. Adrian Emery, general manager in sales and marketing for AXA Australia, said the ongoing popularity of SMSFs will lead to more demand for online-based professional administration services ...

AXA unveils new group insurance website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
AXA Australia has launched a new website with live updates on claims and underwriting for its group insurance clients and intermediaries. "Our research showed that access to real-time information is crucial. "So our new website allows clients to view ...

AXA planners may not need to rebrand: AMP

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
AXA Australia's financial planning network may not have to rebrand under the AMP name, except for the financial planning network bearing the French-based group's name, if the merger proposal is successful, according to Craig Dunn, chief executive at ...

AMP circles AXA Asia Pacific

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have rejected AMP's $4 billion bid for AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses, creating the first hurdle in a landmark deal that could, if it goes through, create a new Australian insurance and financial planning ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... bolster not hinder insurance coverage in regard to disability," she said. Robert Bergin, head of group insurance at AXA Australia, agreed the changes could have pricing and operational implications, but he reckons it won't affect many of the firm's c ...

AXA tackles longevity risk with North

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
AXA Australia is targeting investor longevity risk with plans to launch another North product that provides a guaranteed income stream next year. The product, still in development stage, provides the flexibility of an allocated pension, which keeps ...

Ex-Macquarie sales head jumps to HSBC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... most recently as head of retail sales with the Macquarie Funds Group. Prior to this, Pidgeon held positions with AXA Australia and Rothschild Australia Asset Management. HSBC Global Investments is the wealth management arm of HSBC Bank Australia, distributing ...

AXA ramps up million-dollar insurance strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
AXA Australia's multi-million dollar investment in its financial protection business appears to be paying off with new business rising 23 per cent to $58 million and the firm now ranked in the top four across product, new business and underwriting categories. ...