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Court approves Rubik sale

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
The Federal Court has given the tick for the sale of 100% of shares in Rubik Financial to a Geneva-based software provider. As mentioned in Financial Standard in February, Rubik entered into an agreement whereby Temenos would acquire the company for ...

Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... business meanwhile was slashed from $56 million to $27 million compared to the previous corresponding period, thanks to the sale of Macquarie Life's risk insurance business to Zurich Australia in September. Macquarie's total AUM, which includes infrastructure ...

NAB Wealth growth steady

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
National Australia Bank's wealth business reported modest growth in the half year to March, while finalising the sale of its life insurance business contributed significantly to the group's bottom line. NAB does not split out its consumer banking and ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
Millennials want a lot of space on their smartphones but not so much for a car or self-storage and that's driving global REITs to change tack. AMP Capital Investors director of institutional sales and consultant relations Mark Miness said there's a ...

Future of ANZ Wealth uncertain amid profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... "This is going to take time; this is a pretty big decision. And this is more about cultural fit and a partnership, not just a sale," Elliott said. Given that ANZ Wealth's contribution to ANZ's first-half results declined on the second half of FY16 by ...

Voting opens for MAX Awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
One hundred finalists across 20 categories will represent leading financial services marketing, advertising and sales professionals at the 2017 Financial Standard MAX Awards. As voted by Financial Standard's readership, the 2017 Marketing, Advertising ...

Industry fund teams with Challenger on retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Industry superannuation fund legalsuper is expanding its retirement product offering with the addition of two Challenger guaranteed income accounts. Both Lifetime and Fixed Term guaranteed income accounts will now be available - to provide members with ...

Bennelong loses head of distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Bennelong Funds Management has said goodbye to its head of distribution after almost nine years of service. Andrew Aitken left this month, with a brief statement from the fund manager citing family reasons as the driver. "Andrew Aitken, previously head ...

Pressure on advice practices means time for rethink: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... management or aged care. Strategic advice is the solution," Dummett said. "With strategic advice, there may be no product sale at all. It's a proposition based on ongoing advice, coaching and mentoring to keep clients on track towards achieving their ...

MLC Life creates four adviser engagement roles

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
MLC Life Insurance, the insurer established after NAB sold its life insurance arm to Nippon Life, has created four new business engagement manager roles. The managers will join MLC Life Insurance's retail business from May 1 and will focus on assisting ...