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ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... strong dividend payers in 2013. "As long as credit growth is below, say, seven to eight percent, and dividend re-investment plans retain their appeal, banks are unlikely to reduce pay-outs."

Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
... for Industry funds and a 1.0 percentage point improvement for Self Managed Super Funds. With all major banks indicating plans to grow their wealth management business, Norman Morris, Industry Communications Director at Roy Morgan Research expects client ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... relationship." The strategy has formed a core part of Harris Fraser's business in Hong Kong for many years, and there are now plans to offer family office services to the Australian market over the coming months.

CEO succession unveiled at Threadneedle

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
International investment manager Threadneedle has revealed plans for its current boss Crispin Henderson to move across to parent company Ameriprise Financial. Threadneedle announced today that subject to regulatory approvals, chief executive officer ...

Listed fund's shareholders approve merger

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with rival Premium Investors Limited (ASX code: PRV). Both companies had unveiled merger plans on 14 September this year, with a final court hearing scheduled for 12 December now the last remaining hurdle before ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... said that retirement income projections had been a key factor in motivating Americans to better engage with their pension plans. Cameron O'Sullivan, a director of scaled advice specialist Provisio Technologies said that focusing on backward-looking performance ...

Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... measures are required to achieve the budget surplus. However, on an encouraging note, The Gillard government has hinted at plans to shelve its commitment to a budget surplus if economic growth slips below its long-term average in the current quarter. ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... have an increased appetite for alternatives in the face of low yields on traditional assets. In addition, 39% of corporate plans surveyed expect to increase allocations to corporate investment-grade debt and 30% of public plans anticipate expanding allocations ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... the Nasdaq composite was down 22.99 points to 2,973.7, held back by Apple. Citigroup shares jumped after the bank said it plans to eliminate more than 11,000 jobs, or about four per cent of its workforce, to cut expenses and improve efficiency. Apple ...

Audit report "disappointing"

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... with firms and the auditors on how they can improve audit quality and would monitor the implementation and execution of any plans to improve audit quality, and their effectiveness. Last month ASIC banned PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Stephen Cougle ...