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Van Eyk head of distrib exits, staff cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... and one deal has progressed into a contract phase. While Thomas said the firm's recent contract losses with Count and Westpac did not prompt the staff cut decision, he acknowledged that managing costs is a key focus of the firm today. "Where we have ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Strong leads from overnight trade and a high profit result from Westpac led the Australian share higher at noon. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.4 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,717.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Westpac shines with $6.5bn full year profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Westpac has outshone its big four banking rivals, announcing full year net profits of $6.5 billion this morning, up a staggering 84 per cent on last year's result, with BT Financial Group one of its best performing business units. Westpac's cash earnings ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... after it gave the finger to Treasurer Wayne Swan and lifted its home mortgage rate by 0.45 bps (expect the ANZ, NAB and Westpac to follow suit) - the Australian dollar virtually at parity and the "impact" of the Federal Government's spending "now lessening" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... markets wait to see how they respond to Tuesday's 25 basis point interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Westpac becomes the last of the Big Four local banks to release results. Westpac's annual results are due early on Wednesday. Following ...

KKR bid signals more M&A in wealth mgmt

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... sector to global investors, says the chief executive of BT Investment Management. Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive of Westpac-aligned BT Investment Management, would not comment on whether the firm is a potential buyout target, like Perpetual. The two ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... was down 20 cents at $49.11, ANZ dropped six cents to $24.84, National Australia Bank was 11 cents lower at $25.78 and Westpac was down four cents at $23.01.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... cents to $25.02, National Australia Bank had added 41 cents to $25.87, Commonwealth Bank lifted 80 cents to $49.70 and Westpac, which will report its annual results on Wednesday, was the best performer, up 44 cents, or 1.94 per cent, at $23.14. The big ...

More products, more support for planners: BTIM

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... are well positioned when investor appetite returns." The second initiative involves using the partnership BTIM has with Westpac Group and boosting the firm's product profiles through this channel. BTIM will also develop its multi-boutique model in order ...

BTFG drops van Eyk for S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... 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 ...