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AXA takes care of business

... are time and resources poor after it launched a series of initiatives that can help improve planner profitability, productivity and quality of advice. After twelve months of development and rigorous testing, AXA has unveiled a three-pronged business ...

Standardise sustainability reporting: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... sustainability risk reporting benefit from lower corporate borrowing costs due to reduced risk, and higher labour productivity and sales from the boost to their reputation with employees and customers," he said. Finsia called for a national standards-based ...

CommBank stays with EDS

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... 2002 then chief executive David Murray told the World Congress on IT that technology had failed to deliver promised productivity improvements. Murray said at the time, "We have several times failed on projects which are too large and which are ultimately ...

Stung UK private equity managers fight back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... makes companies more successful by adding value and making them more profitable. In turn it creates jobs, increases productivity, invests in research and development and boosts sales and exports, all at a rate which far outperforms the public markets." ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure's renovation rescue

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... Australia's projections on what is needed to address Australia's infrastructure investment backlog and to lift capacity and productivity. But while the nation's economic strength supports funding for infrastructure, the timing is not so good in that ...

Westpac adds to growing trophy cabinet

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... continue to invest in our customer relationship tools and employ more front-line bankers to build upon the pleasing productivity and sales lifts, which have contributed to Westpac being recognised as the fasting growing retail bank over the last 12 months." ...

Praemium integrates market data streaming

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... realised and unrealised capital gains, performance and income tax reporting. The enhanced system also offers advisers productivity and business benefits. "What we've done is industrialise how advisers do reviews and it will enable them to engage with ...

A fist full of dollars

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... nonetheless as significant longer term spending in these areas will indeed improve supply and further strengthen productivity. But if Australia seems to have grown a money tree, some fear the branches may be a little bare in years to come with harvests ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... investment. The Ai Group has called for a benefit of up to 200 per cent which is an optimistic request given that the Productivity Commission's call for the existing 125 per cent concession to be limited to small firms has been rejected by the government. ...

Demography is destiny: IGR

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... people of working age means per capita economic output will decline, meaning we will have to find ways to boost labour productivity through better job flexibility and encouraging more integration of the superannuation and social security systems. "In ...