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Race among the advice giants: MAX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
AMP, ANZ Wealth and Commonwealth Bank are the formidable trinity of industry consolidators in financial planning, according to the latest mergers and acquisitions report by Rainmaker. Rainmaker Research has collected data on the mergers and acquisitions ...

ANZ wealth division profits up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
An 11% increase in ANZ's global wealth division's profit has contributed to the banking group's strong overall half-year result. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the group reported a 15% climb in statutory profit to $3.4 ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has given out its 2014 Life Insurance Awards at a black tie event in Sydney. AMP director of insurance Megan Beer won the Industry Pioneer award, while BT Financial national manager of underwriting, new business ...

ANZ reshuffles wealth division, Barrett to depart

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
ANZ managing director of Advice and Distribution Paul Barrett is leaving the company after a reshuffle of its Wealth division. The current managing director of Advice and Distribution Paul Barrett has decided to leave ANZ, effective September 16. Neil ...

ANZ recruits from within for new MD Wealth role

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
ANZ has created the new position of managing director Bancassurance and Customer Experience, ANZ Wealth as part of a strategy to transform customer engagement. The previous ANZ managing director Retail New Zealand Kerri Thompson has been appointed to ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners (ASP), an alliance of ten funds and administrators, has adopted a new technology to simplify distribution of essential documents for board members. The cloud-based iqBoard app, produced by IQ Group, allows ...

ANZ appoints global banking MD

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
ANZ has appointed Manfred Liechti as managing director global private banking. Starting today, he will report directly to global wealth chief executive Joyce Phillips. Liechti has more than 25 years banking experience in Switzerland, London, Sydney ...

2013 FICAP RockStar crowned

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Trent McArdle from ANZ was crowned the 2013 FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event' held Upstairs at the Beresford last night. His rendition of 'Kryptonite' by 3 Doors Down won him the Perpetual Best Male Artist Award as well ...

FICAP Rockstars gear up for tonight's fundraising

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Tonight the financial services industry will crown a new FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. The competition will be fierce with 12 RockStar hopefuls trying to win over the judges and the finance industry crowd, while raising ...

Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
ANZ's Global Wealth and Private Banking division is looking to drive growth in 2013 by getting more out of its existing customers. But chief executive Joyce Philips did not provide a great deal of detail at a much publicised press briefing yesterday ...