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Planner To-Do list post Budget

... Andrew Lawless, agreed that changes to the salary sacrifice and co-contributions will have a big impact on existing financial plans. "The government's now getting rid of 'high net worth' welfare where the means test is based on the primary earner's income ...

ING buys Citistreet for $960m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... Citigroup and State Street Corporation. The business provides record keeping and administrative services to more than 16,000 plans across Australia and the US. This purchase makes ING Group the third largest defined contribution business in the US based ...

Pentafin recruits ex-Macq head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... and head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Bank's consumer finance division to spearhead the group's ambitious expansion plans. Stephen Karrasch brings over 20 years experience in financial services to Pentafin, a minnow compared to Karrasch's previous ...

Kelly plans changes at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... investment in the distribution network. She wants to put more into staff training, "tools" and better branch-level metrics. She plans to devolve authority from the regional centres and product groups to the branches and business centres. Kelly said she ...

BNY Mellon to double corp trust share

The Australian subsidiary of Bank of New York Mellon plans to increase its market share in providing corporate trust-related services from around 35 per cent to up to 70 per cent, following its recent acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake of ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... overhaul several of its most antiquated, but core, information systems. CBA yesterday briefed the media and investors on plans to spend $580 million over the next four years building new processing systems. This investment will cover five core systems ...

Aviva buys Madison Harbor Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... rest of the firm's employees will join the existing multi-manager team. "This acquisition fits strategically with Aviva's plans to grow its asset management business worldwide, in line with the increasingly global needs of its clients," said Ian Womack ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... such as equities. After the close, S&P 500 index futures jumped after the Wall Street Journal reported Bank of America Corp plans to invest $2 billion in preferred stock issued by mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. During the regular session ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... billion) quarterly loss on writedowns related to sub-prime mortgages, banking giant Citigroup inspired US investors with its plans to improve earnings figures, including slashing 9,000 jobs. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 141.3 points ...

Retirement liabilities dwarf assets six-fold

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... investment risk. The shift away from DB pensions conversely puts huge pressure on accumulation (also called defined contribution) plans to step up to the plate to emulate the diversified investment approaches of DB funds and to ensure their fiduciary ...