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BNP Paribas top custodian for client satisfaction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Scores for asset servicing along with ancillary services reflected the particular challenges posed in areas such as corporate actions, tax reclamation and cash management." It said that single-country operators had previously been at a disadvantage ...

Retail fund members most likely to establish SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... continue, but possibly not at the same rate. Member intention to switch to a different fund -SMSF, retail, industry, corporate or public sector- is also down Only 6.7% of respondents said they would likely move to another APRA-regulated fund in the next ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... research partner, noted that not-for-profit (NFP) super funds achieved 12 month returns of 9.3% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts and retail MySuper products) achieved 7.9% for a segment gap that has bounced up again to 140 basis points. The ...

MetLife partnership extend group insurance to SMEs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... cover to Australian small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The two companies have produced a suite of co-branded corporate life products, which will be sold to SME customers alongside Steadfast's existing business insurance products through its network ...

AMP to enter Chinese pension market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... pool. "Having had a successful venture in funds management from last year, we look forward to sharing our expertise in corporate superannuation and investment management to help grow China Life Pension Company's business in a market where we see significant ...

Wealth division boosts ANZ profit

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... "We made progress in all our key markets by creating a better bank for all our customers whether big, small, retail or corporate," ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said. "There were market share gains in key segments in Australia, the New Zealand business ...

Link acquires proxy solicitation firm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Pacific Equity Partners, have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide a seamless global service offering to corporate issuers. As part of this transaction, Link will also acquire the rights to the D.F. King brand name outside the Americas. Proxy ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... contribution up 3 8 per cent on 1H14 and up 23 per cent on 2H14." The annuity-style businesses include Macquarie Funds, Corporate and Asset Finance and Banking and Financial Services. Moore continued: "Macquarie's capital markets facing businesses' (Macquarie ...

ASX IT upgrade to boost productivity 80pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... expects will boost systems productivity by up to 80%. The upgrade involved redesigning its systems architecture for corporate actions management, improving Straight Through Processing (STP) and increasing the level of automation across its processes ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... covered bond last week, it's expected to start buying asset backed securities later this year, and rumoured to be eyeing corporate bonds for its next purchase. The problem with all these is... the tight supply. According to reports, there's not much ...