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Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 127, 6 February 2006

Date 07/02/2006

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.

Since the last edition in December 2005, Axiss has released a host of new publications and resources including: Australia as a Hub for Analytics Offshoring; Data Alert: Financial Market Comparisons; International Data Comparison – January; and, a Case Study on Reuters' Australian operations. All of these are referenced in this edition of a2a.

Topics covered in this issue include:

  • NEWSFLASH!
    • Analytics Offshoring - Australia's Strengths
    • Sydney Ranked Third Globally as a City Brand
    • Australians Look to 2006 with Optimism
  • Local Expansions and New Entries
    • HBOS Pushes from the West to the East
    • Ironbridge to Become Australia's Largest Independant Insurance Underwriter Agency Group
  • Managed Funds
    • Australians - The Worlds Top Investors in Managed Funds
  • Regulatory Environment
    • Financial Services Reform Act reduces Statement of Advice Burden
  • Workforce Skill
    • Sydney Judged to have Superior Human Resources within the Asia-Pacific Region
  • Case Study
    • Australia Provides the Service Backbone for Reuters' Asian Customers
  • International Data Comparison
    • Compare Key Economies at a Glance
  • Publications
    • Australia: A Global Financial Services Centre - Benchmark Report August 2005
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity in Australia - Data File Series 2005
    • Australia as a Hub for Analytics Offshoring - Data File Series 2006
    • Data Alert: Financial Market Comparison
  • Interactive Survey
    • a2a Readership Survey
    • Axiss Website Survey
  • Events