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Morningstar places BT's international equities on hold

Morningstar has given BT's international equities strategy a 'hold' placing stating that it may take more time for its team to integrate fundamental and new quantitative inputs. In August of this year, Morningstar placed BT's listed property on hold ...

10 per cent of companies churn banks each year

Banking analyst East & Partners has just reported that Australia's major companies are increasingly shopping around for the best financial deal with bank churn rates jumping 28 per cent during the year. According to the report, 'Australia's Top 500 ...

Industry bigger than we thought: ABS

The Australian bureau of Statistics has announced that the managed funds industry may be bigger than its official estimates give it credit for. The problem however, is it's not sure how much bigger. In its latest release for the Managed Funds sector ...

ASIC issues guidance on general advice warning and SOAs

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an example Statement of Advice (SOA) and released a proposal to reduce the repetition of advice warning for Australian financial services licensees and their representatives. The ...

S&P rates St.George's second global RMBS

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has issued preliminary ratings to St.George Bank's second lot of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) to be issued globally this year. The securities will be offered to investors via the Crusade Global Trust ...

Vanguard warns investors to consider tax and fees on investments

AAP | TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2005

The global chairman of index fund manager Vanguard Group has warned retail investors to consider investments after tax and fees, saying some absolute return products are inappropriate for retail investors. Vanguard chairman and chief executive officer ...

Suggestions grow on how to improve under 40s savings

Submissions to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics Finance and Public Administration regarding the savings of consumers under 40 continue with additional recommendations revolving around increased tax breaks and government rebates. The Australian ...

ASFA calls for super projections to assist 'under 40s' save

The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has made a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee Inquiry into 'Improving the superannuation savings of people under 40' calling for superannuation funds to be granted permission ...

Perpetual appoints new chairman and announces record profit

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd (Perpetual) has appointed Robert Savage to the role of chairman following the retirement of Charles Curran with the company also announcing a record operating profit after tax of $111.6 million. The retirement of Curran ...

ipac launches a new pathway in multi-management

Financial planning dealer group ipac has launched Pathways Value, a new multi-manager portfolio which includes significant exposure to alternative assets with allocations to traditional asset classes. With $10 billion in funds under management (FUM) ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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