Absolute Capital Names New Director
By Staff WriterSYDNEY, Australia (HedgeWorld.com)--Absolute Capital Group Ltd. appointed David Bleakley to a non-executive position on the firm's board of directors. Mr. Bleakley formerly was the founding chairman and managing director of Bleakleys Ltd., an Australian financial planning company. He currently serves as executive chairman of RetireInvest Pty Ltd., an Australian financial...
August 30, 2004
U.S. Regulators Eye International Accounting StandardsU.S. insurance regulators are still deciding what to say about an international accounting standards project.[@@]The International Accounting Standards Board, London, is working on a ...
August 30, 2004
Single-Stock Futures: Looking Back on Unrealistic ExpectationsNEEDHAM, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Fixed-return options may fulfill some of the promises once optimistically attributed to single-stock futures, according to a recent research report from TowerGroup. Senior analyst Matthew B. Bienfang began his report with the observation that the American Stock Exchange has proposed the listing of fixed-return options, products that already...
August 30, 2004
Chris Bonavico of Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities FundQuick Take: Chris Bonavico, co-manager of Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities/A (TGOAX), likes high-quality companies with lots of free cash flow. Since they aren't easy to...
August 27, 2004
Total VA Sales Increase 1.5%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTTotal variable annuity premium flow flattened out in the second quarter.[@@]Total flow, or total sales, ...
August 27, 2004
Cash Flows To International FundsNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDTInternational and global mutual funds warmed up in July.[@@]The international funds attracted $5.7 billion more ...
August 27, 2004
AAA Life To Use G2X SystemNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 11:17 a.m. EDTAAA Life Insurance Company, Livonia, Mich., has agreed to use a Web-based relationship management system ...
August 27, 2004
Fiserv Acquires Mail-Order Pharmacy CompanyNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 11:32 a.m. EDTFiserv Inc., Brookfield, Wis., has acquired Pharmacy Fulfillment Inc., Huntingdon Valley, Pa.[@@]Fiserv has a unit, ...