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Listed advice groups gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... placed an emphasis on increasing client facing time. But it's also positioning itself differently in an effort to boost margins, broaden services and improve efficiency. YBR wealth division general manager Adam Youkhana has introduced a new customer ...

YBR partnership drives wealth renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... According to Adam Youkhana, general manager of YBR's wealth division, introducing Provisio is intended to help boost branch margins and increase efficiency allowing for greater client-facing time. "Wealth momentum continues to grow across revenue, funds ...

Perpetual growing high net worth segment

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... initiatives, which is "critical to our go-to-market strategy," Lloyd added. "In these challenging times we have maintained our margins - testament to our disciplined approach to managing the business through market cycles. Our focus remains on continuing ...

Suncorp begins life business optimisation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... to deliver an improvement in the underlying ITR (currently about 11%) in the second half," Cameron said. "Life planned margins are expected to remain stable, however lapse and expense claims experience will continue to be impacted by volatile industry ...

AMP cops short-term pain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... also entered into an agreement to reinsure 25% of our total life-risk exposure and the reinsurance will reduce our profit margins in wealth protection but also released $500 million in capital to allow for a shareholder buyback," Meller explained. The ...

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The end of a 30-year bull market in assets is putting pressure on asset managers' profit margins - and may mean the industry has reached its peak. In a recent Lipper Alpha Insight discussion, Financial Conduct Authority technical specialist - investment ...

A minor slip but still going stronger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... with costs rising steeply due to higher commodity prices and the weak euro, while selling price growth remains subdued, margins are being squeezed to the greatest extent for over five years. However, the recent strengthening of demand is at least starting ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... increase. Already, the big four banks have raised mortgage rates as they try to offset the pressure on their interest rate margins caused by higher funding rates. The good news for Australia is that the Fed's interest rate hike trajectory would maintain ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... supporting more customer needs," Hartzer said. "At the same time we have strengthened our balance sheet, carefully managed margins, and achieved $263 million in productivity savings, while increasing our investment in digital and other service initiatives. ...

Global investment landscape needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... is that the more idea-driven companies, especially in the technology and healthcare sectors, are showing greater profit margins. The opportunities for these companies to continue to grow rapidly are real and meaningful." This is the kind of thinking ...

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Early release of super scammers cop prison time

KARREN VERGARA
Three people will go to prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the COVID-19 early release of superannuation scheme for $103,500.

Super funds slash external mandates by 54%

KARREN VERGARA
The number of investment managers winning institutional mandates has tanked 54% in less than two years as superannuation funds ramp up the in-house management of assets, Rainmaker Information research reveals.

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant delivered a stern warning to super fund trustees.

Brookfield bids for majority stake in Neoen

ANDREW MCKEAN
Brookfield and its institutional partners have lobbed a bid to acquire a 53% majority stake in French renewable energy company Neoen.

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