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Harrison leaves AIG Life

COMPANY RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... Life's underlying management would ensure the business continues to operate effectively. American International Assurance Company (Australia) trades as AIG Life, a subsidiary of American International Assurance Company (AIA). "AIG Life possesses a strong ...

ASIC seeks Storm liquidation

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... application follows the Storm Financial's former directors, Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis, posting a proposal for a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) to be voted on at the creditors meeting on their website. The deed outlines how Storm Financial could ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... $14.69, Commonwealth Bank put on 65 cents to $33.12 and Westpac found 19 cents to $17.90. ANZ said on Wednesday that the company would absorb its separately managed specialist asset finance business Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd into the bank. The local ...

Governance indices create illusions: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Indices that seek to describe a company's governance credentials through quantitative measures are poor indicators of future investment returns. A major paper published in the Columbia Law Review, 'The Promise and Peril of Corporate Governance Indices' ...

Perpetual buys Financial Pursuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... for years as many practices have been, but we chose Perpetual because they provide us with the cultural fit," said the company's founder Fred Marishel. He added that he likes the fact that Perpetual has a long history of providing service to high net ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... March is due. The Australian Office of Financial Management plans to hold a tender for the issuing of Treasury bonds. In company news, David Jones Ltd releases its half year results. On Tuesday, bank stocks drove Australian shares to the highest close ...

Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... business, iShares, up for sale has the potential to change the sector's dynamic and lower the barrier to new entrants. The company has released a brief statement overnight confirming media reports that it is scouting the market for buyers of iShares. ...

Seize the pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... executive remuneration in Australia encourage executives to meet short-term goals with immediate pay-offs at the cost of the company's long-term viability. To that end, Regnan proposed determining an executive's remuneration based on how successful the ...

PIR sold to Aegis

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... confident this is the best option to secure the future potential of PIR," according to the email. PIR stated that its parent company is "resolutely committed" to ensuring that all of the property research firm's existing service offerings be retained. ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... bonuses at all, much less US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President Barack Obama might be regretting that he did not nationalise American International Group - which ...