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Financial planning

AMP and AXA AP have moved to the next level in their merger negotiations, with exclusivity arrangements precluding AXA from shopping around for higher bids....

Financial planning

HFA responds to ASX query by confirming transaction talks....

Funds management

Institutions are taking measured exposures to QR National....

Financial planning

The ability of exchange-traded funds to deliver diversification and lower costs has led to increased interest from investors. Inflows have grown from a low base in Austra...

Life/Risk

Diversa has acquired a group life and salary continuance insurance business as part of its strategy to build on products and services for its partners and super fund memb...

Financial planning

Diversa has acquired a group life and salary continuance insurance business as part of its strategy to build on products and services for its partners and super fund memb...

Financial planning

AXA AP's independent directors hold initial key to new AMP bid....

Financial planning

Interest rate rises aside, the Commonwealth Bank posted a strong September quarter helped by its wealth management division....

Financial planning

A merger between the Singapore Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange is unlikely to go through because of a difficult political environment in Australia, accord...

Financial planning

Australian Unity pays $3.4 million to settle long-running dispute with Calliden over 2007 insurance business sale....

Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific has recorded a less than stellar nine months in Australia and New Zealand amid the speculation around the abortive National Australia Bank bid....

Financial planning

The advent and growth of ETFs in Australia has created an alternative method for investors to access indexing, says Vanguard Investments' Robin Bowerman....

People & Products

Aii has recruited Annmaree Varelas from the ASX to be the firm’s new chief executive....

Financial planning

Standard & Poor's (S&P) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are about to launch an equity volatility index that reflects investor sentiment about expected volati...

Financial planning

AMP has used an ASX briefing to declare that inorganic acquisitions are not a “must do”....

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