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Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... market share gains and customer satisfaction remained strong," said chief executive officer Mike Smith. "Our financial performance however was subdued, significantly impacted by declining margins and the structural shift that's occurred since the financial ...

SSgA: Minimise volatilty to protect vulnerable investors

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... Australian Index, with a 4.57 % return since its inception in September 2009. "The market conditions are making financial performance especially difficult for superannuation funds whose members are more sensitive to market fluctuations. "Following the ...

Perpetual updates performance, remuneration

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
The Perpetual Limited Annual General Meeting saw the firm admit financial performance needed to improve but said it was on the right track with talk of new products in the next financial year, as well as disclosure of the firm executive remuneration ...

Praemium capital raising for growth

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... Michael Ohanessian. "The funds will enable us to execute on our near-term strategy of improving the company's financial performance as we undertake a cost reduction program. "By strengthening our balance sheet, we will be positioned for growth as we ...

Short-termism crippling wealth management

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
The economic costs of short-termism by the wealth management industry is hindering financial performance and resulting in significant losses to equity holders, according to boutique Australian Equity fund manager, Hyperion. Short-termism, as discussed ...

Wingate profits from Everest stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... strategic review last year after Wingate Direct moved to replace the board in May last year, arguing Everest's financial performance was unacceptable. Everest's high establishment costs of new funds and high levels of management remuneration were called ...

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... advancement of women across the company. "This commitment ultimately benefits the group in terms of improved financial performance, increased productivity, lower employee turnover and higher morale," said Ian Martin, senior vice president, head of State ...

Infocus appoints COO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... the upcoming Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. Bristow will also manage the planning network's financial performance, operational efficiency and practice standards. Prior to Infocus, Bristow was chief executive for Greening Australia from April ...

Challenger income and index fund boost profit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... last year. Dominic Stevens, chief executive at Challenger, said the half-year result was driven by strong financial performance and the expansion of its product suite. The firm issued two customised Guaranteed Index Return (GIR) contracts that netted ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... as long-term investors, the environmental performance of all their assets is a critical component of the financial performance of their property investments and the drivers in this area will only get stronger. Property gets poor marks The report found ...