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AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2006
... stocks rose as positive earnings lifted insurance broker Aon's shares, while the technology sector rebounded. The three major indexes, which had been lower for much of the day, advanced later in the afternoon, with increases in tech stocks. The Dow Jones ...

ING walks the line: Number one for customer service

... ING clients stated they would recommend ING to others. Alexis George, ING executive director, personal investments, said a major focus for the company was continued service improvements, particularly in the area of e-commerce. "In 2005, ING launched ...

OptiMix goes Indian with multi-manager solution

... offering solutions to their retail clients, cost effectively. OptiMix India is headquartered in Mumbai with zone offices across major metros.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2006
... stocks ended slightly higher, led by homebuilder Persimmon on optimism about the sector outlook, although more losses for oil major Royal Dutch Shell after its results kept market gains to a minimum. The FTSE 100 index was up 12 points at 5,759.3. FRANKFURT ...

APRA not budging on June RSE licence deadline

... trustees have until February 17 to apply for an RSE licence. After that, all bets are off. "To date, the trustees of all major superannuation entities regulated by APRA that indicated they would apply for an RSE licence have either lodged an application ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2006
... continue increasing interest rates has dragged down US stocks. The local bourse closed sharply lower yesterday, performing a major U-turn in afternoon trading despite earlier rising to new highs. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 51.6 points ...

New executive officer for Sovereign MF

... and staff of Sovereign MF have over 40 years' experience in property and property development. There are currently eight major projects which have either been completed or are in the process of development.

ME Bank profit surges but needs to lend more

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
... the super choice industry fund advertising blitz keeps working, this may be precisely what they have in mind. The bank's major products are home loans, and a growing book of personal loans, deposits and credit cards. Its deposit account pays 5.5 per ...

Canadian pensions get leg up from energy: RBC Dexia

... currency with the rising loonie reducing foreign equity returns to a low 6 per cent for the year. "The loonie has been a major factor over the past three years, first against the US dollar in 2003 and 2004 and this year against the Yen and Euro," said ...

Foreign banks lag locals, but for how long?

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2006
... 2005. This makes foreign subsidiary banks the least profitable segment of the banking industry in Australia. By comparison, major banks earned a marginally higher return on assets of one per cent in the year to June 2005 and a return on equity of 14.4 ...