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FPA defends turf, looks to HNW

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... oranges, constructively coming up with ideas of how things can work better," he continued. "My challenge to you is: which parent are you going to be?"

Suncorp Life sells Tyndall to Nikko AM

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... managing director of Tyndall, who called the outcome "ideal" for the firm, its staff and clients and said the change in parent company won't impact daily activities. The investment teams, process and brand will all be retained with the Australian equities ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... to merge AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses, and divest its Asian business back to AXA SA, the company's French parent and current major shareholder. The deal values AXA APH's Australian and New Zealand businesses at more than $4 billion and ...

Johnson Report holds key to competition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
The most significant recommendation from the four major reviews in financial services comes from the Johnson Report to reduce interest withholding tax, which could place Australia at the top of the global competition ranks, research shows. More than ...

AMP, AXA and CFS planners choose own super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
AMP, AXA and Colonial First State planners channel the most sales into their parent firms' superannuation products out of six major planning groups, new research shows. According to new figures from Roy Morgan, which researched nearly 5,700 super products ...

ANZ boosts super contribs for female staff

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
ANZ female employees will now benefit from a range of financial and leave benefits, including in super, as the bank aims to improve incentives for female staff. Female employees of ANZ will now receive a $4,000 childcare allowance and payment of superannuation ...

Bidding time for AMP

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... although ANZ have the capacity to get involved, they are yet to express any interest in doing so. And while AXA's French parent AXA SA could still surprise everyone and go it alone, that might be too much of a bite to swallow for the Parisian-based insurance ...

Lazard Carnegie Wylie offloads local Dun & Bradstreet

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... she said. "It made sense for local management to acquire and focus on what was a relatively small business and the global parent to grow its position in very large markets around the world." Under the deal, the owners of Lazard Carnegie Wylie (LCW) will ...

Suncorp buoyed by super and investments

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... investment and asset management businesses, contributed $222 million to the group's bottom line, almost a third of the parent's total earnings. On a relative basis, the division was Suncorp's best performer with profits almost doubling compared to last ...

AustralianSuper retains $1bn Concord mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... Australia and Concord Capital were not disclosed. However, according to a statement from Invesco Ltd (Invesco Australia's parent company) last Tuesday, the firm had made equity awards covering an aggregate maximum of 340,750 common shares to 13 new employees ...