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AMP taking its time with planning business

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... yet." Meller confirmed the phasing out of the AXA brand as part of the merger package. The AXA brand belongs to the French parent company but AMP are entitled to use it for two years. "All of the sub brands operating in the AXA business will be continued ...

Super policies shortchange women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Women are severely disadvantaged by existing government rules on super, with new research that shows two in five women accumulate less than a year's worth of super come retirement. A survey of more than 800 Australian women, aged between 50 to 80 years ...

Gen Yers turn to social media for financial advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Generation Yers are seeking advice much sooner than their parents, but not always from the usual sources, with around 33 per cent using social media for financial advice. Based on a survey of 963 adults aged between 21 and 80 years, conducted by TD ...

Management shake up at Zurich

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Zurich Financial Services Australia has embarked on a series of management changes as it aligns itself closer to its parent global structure. Zurich will maintain two clear operating businesses, general insurance, and life insurance and investments ...

ASIC brings charges against Opes Prime chief

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... 2008, Opes Prime directors signed documentation with ANZ Bank, gaining a term loan for Opes Prime Stockbroking and its parent company, Opes Prime Group, pledging the companies' assets as security to meet the obligations of Leveraged Capital. Additionally ...

Bennelong shuts global equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... underlying manager, Security Global Investors (SGI), closed its global equities office following a business review by its parent company. Security Benefit, acquired by Guggenheim Partners in February 2010, opted to shut SGI's San Francisco office, leaving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... 500 index fell 4.86, or 0.36 per cent, to 1,327. The Nasdaq composite index fell 11.15, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,805.84. The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange agreed to combine with the operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, Deutsche Boerse ...

MLC wrap locks into SMSFs and managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... future in doubt. MLC has released MLC Wrap, its first major move following the acquisition of Aviva 18 months ago by MLC's parent company, National Australia Bank, with plans for more incremental changes over the coming year.

Investors direct $42bn to iShares

RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... rate in Asia Pacific compared with only half that in EMEA (16 per cent) and even less in the Americas (7 per cent). The parent company overall posted total assets under management (AUM) of US$3.56 trillion as at December 31 last year, up $114.9 billion ...

Ratings firm expands fund coverage

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... It said it would look at five major factors of a CEF, including the fund's management team, the investment process, the parent company, performance and fees. All funds will then be rated according to a five-point scale labeled under elite, superior ...