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AIA raises US$20.5bn in IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... institutional investors that participated. The sale was a huge relief for AIG, after a deal to offload the unit to UK insurer Prudential fell apart earlier this year, after the UK insurer's shareholders opposed the transaction. AIG will use the IPO proceeds ...

Industry could face another inquiry

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... scope of banks, and may not spill over to super. "Joe really focused his comments on the banking system. [It's] the prudential regulation of banking that we think is being discussed here," said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ASFA. Vamos acknowledged ...

Full steam ahead for MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... money" or be stripped of their license by the regulator. Trustees will have to apply for a license from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to operate the MySuper fund.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... Services conference, at which other speakers include Commonwealth Bank managing director Ralph Norris and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman John Laker. The Australian Bureau of Statistics issues data on international merchandise imports ...

RBF-Tasmania overhauls executive structure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... strategic direction to outsource our administration functions and to position ourselves to apply to the Australian Prudential Regualtion Authority for licencing as a registered superannuation fund. "We're moving more from pension administration towards ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... health insurance products provided by third parties. He also cautions embedding health insurance in super could have prudential and consumer product advice issues. For John Livanas, chief executive of AMIST Super, there is a clear distinction between ...

APRA post super assets at $1.23tr

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... up 14.1 per cent ($151.9 billion) to $1.23 trillion for the 12 months to 30 June 2010, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority report. Over the June quarter, the assets of industry funds decreased by 0.5 per cent ($1.1 billion) to ...

AIA ranks as best insurance brand

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
American International Assurance (AIA) has beaten Prudential, Life Insurance corporation of India and Ping An Insurance to be the top insurance brand in Asia. According to a survey by TNS and Media, AIA has won the top spot in financial services (insurance ...

Record inflows into legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... achievement of this strategy has been a long term trend for us." According to the latest figures from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), total annual non-employer contributions across the entire super industry rose 5 per cent in the ...

Asian M&A deals to surge

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... business opportunities following their experiences in the GFC. What's more, the recent failed attempt by British insurer Prudential's of their US$35 billion bid for AIA the leading Asian insurer has driven more speculation that dealmaking in the Asian ...