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AXA's mortgage management awarded three stars by Morningstar

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings’ Melbourne-based mortgage unit has received a three-star rating from Morningstar...

Midday market wrap: AMP flirts with $5.00

AMP shares edged back towards the $5.00 mark during the morning session despite the slightly softer sentiment on the All Ordinaries index as a whole...

IFSA gives thumbs up to draft Superannuation Bill

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed the Government’s draft framework legislation for implementation of superannuation safety measures...

State Street retains position as largest institutional manager

State Street Global Advisors has been announced as the largest institutional fund manager in the world for the second year running with over US$745 billion ($1.18 trillion) in institutional assets under management...

InvestorWeb launches Online Put Writing for retail investors

InvestorWeb (IWL) has announced that its retail online broking subsidiary, Sanford Securities, is now offering Online Put Writing for investors trading exchanged Traded Options (ETOs)...

Zurich appoints Howarth to manager of practice management

Zurich Financial Services has appointed Donna Howarth to the role of manager of practice management...

Morning market wrap: Accounting ghosts come back to haunt Nasdaq

News that the US Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating the accounting practices of IBM, the world’s largest computer company, brought the recent run-up on the tech-heavy Nasdaq to a shuddering halt...

ANZ advisers get hands on new OneAnswer offering: ahead of ING

ANZ has introduced the ING OneAnswer platform to the market with a number of key improvements that will give its retail investors access to increased investment options not currently offered...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords retreats below 3,000-mark

The All Ordinaries index faded after lunch, retreating back below the 3,000-mark as three out of the four major banks moved into negative territory...

Morningstar reconfirms Macquarie's three-star rating

Morningstar has left Macquarie’s three-star rating unchanged following its decision to abandon its GARP investment style for Australian equities...