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Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australia's largest banks are having difficulty maintaining growth given a sluggish economy and increasing regulatory pressure, according to several industry analysts. KPMG's Major Australian Banks Full Year 2016 Analysis Report shows a 2.5% drop in ...

VanEck ETFs receive Zenith rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... and their possible impact. "The MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF invests in 300 quality international companies with high ROE, stable earnings and strong balance sheets. These companies are not reliant on excessive financial leverage and can better ...

Bank love affair with wealth management waning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... according to EY banking and capital markets leader, Tim Dring, who argues that the increased pressure around return on equity (ROE) is forcing banks to realign their practices to retail banking fundamentals. "The banks are under increased pressure around ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... Australian dollar and a strong performance in investment markets for most of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge. Presenting EY's analysis of Australian major banks' 2015 full year results, Oceania banking and ...

Good Budget, bad Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning A Like a whirlpool it never ends..." A -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of Budget 2015-16? I know I am, I'm so, like... over it. By the by, Financial ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... and low returns in their life insurance businesses." For this reason, they are likely to prefer "allocating capital to high ROE mortgages rather than capital intensive annuities." Credit Suisse noted that banks are choosing to partner with Challenger ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... portfolio of 300 quality international companies which are included on the basis of three key fundamentals: high return on equity (ROE), stable year-on-year earnings growth and low financial leverage. "QUAL provides investors with something they haven't ...

Market Vectors launches international ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... Australia Quality Index which selects international companies on the basis of three key quality factors: high return on equity (ROE), stable year-on-year earnings growth and low financial leverage. The index represents a portfolio of 300 international ...

Global re-regulation takes shine off investment banks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... in the trading business in the coming 2-3 years". To reinforce this CAM cited a McKinsey study that predicts "a 4% hit on ROE on capital markets and investment banking divisions in the top 13 players over the coming years". Lars Wincentsen, a portfolio ...

LGsuper appoints chair to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
LGsuper has appointed a chair to the board of directors to replace current independent director and chairman Brian Roebig, who is retiring after 19 years at the helm. LGsuper independent director Bronwyn Morris will take over the role. Morris' background ...