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BTFG cash earnings down, FUM increases

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
BT Financial Group has reported first-half cash earnings of $294 million, down 19% on the previous half and 14% on the prior corresponding period. Chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the decline to one-off expenses and external market factors, including ...

BTFG reduces processing time with phone service

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
BT Financial Group has launched a telephone based claims service for customers making a claim on their trauma insurance, reducing processing time to an average of 14 days, compared to 68 days for a paper-based claim. Since commencing the new Tele-claims ...

Rainmaker releases 2012 platform report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
The platform market is increasingly dominated by its leading players which are now harnessing their grip on its distribution channels to create a vertically integrated wealth management eco-system, according the just released 2012 Rainmaker Platform ...

Former BTFG chief takes Argo chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
Former BT Financial Group chief executive, Ian Martin, has taken on the top board role at Argo Investments after chairman Chris Harris continues plans to retired on February 29. Chair for 14 years, Harris and non-executive director, Marina Darling ...

APRA MySuper changes burden for industry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
The proposed level of involvement by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in commercial arrangements between super funds and employers under the new draft MySuper Bill is unnecessary and inefficient, according to retail bodies. Submissions ...

BTFG launches TV ads to ease investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
BT Financial Group's chief economist, Dr Chris Caton, is appearing on televisions nationwide today with a call for calm in the investor community to prevent rash decisions in light of market uncertainty. The one-off television advertising campaign features ...

ANZ gains head of wealth marketing in newly expanded role

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
ANZ has appointed the former general marketing manager of insurance company InsuranceLine as head of wealth marketing in a newly expanded position. Bettina Pidcock, who has also held marketing leadership positions at Asgard/St George, MLC and Westpac ...

BTFG new head of prac mgmt

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
BT Financial Group has appointed its new head of practice management with plans to expand its key planner services. Wes Hall will lead of team of 104 that will conduct reviews and consider products, quality and compliance across all BT brands with regulatory ...

Keep advice a simple business: BTFG

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Trust and understanding the simplicity of the advice business is the key to surviving FOFA, according to Mark Spiers, general manager of advice, BT Financial Group. Adviser are anxious around the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) but Spiers said despite ...

BTFG drops van Eyk for S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has replaced van Eyk with Standard & Poor's Fund Services (S&P) for product research to be used by Westpac Financial Planning and dealer group Magnitude Financial Planning. The investment research mandate builds on S&P's services ...