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YBR launches term deposits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road is once again challenging the banks with the launch of its own range of term deposits. Yellow Brick Road term deposits are issued by Gateway Credit Union, a major Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) and ...

CBA wealth arm boosts profits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Commonwealth Bank reported solid results for 2010, buoyed by the strong performance of its funds management business. CBA Wealth Management delivered underlying profit after tax of $329m for 2010, a 12 per cent rise on the previous 12 months. Its net ...

US reforms open doors for tax-savvy advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Financial planners in the US have welcomed proposed reforms that will call to an end a government ruling that stops them from recommending certain tax strategies. The planning industry welcomed the decision of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary ...

Macq gives update on US arm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Homegrown fund manager, Macquarie Funds Group, now among the largest Australian-based asset managers after it bought US-based fund manager Delaware in January last year, gives an optimistic update on its overall wealth management business. According ...

Lombardo walks into OnePath

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
Claude Lombardo has taken over as the new Group Underwriting Manager at fund manager and life insurers OnePath. Lombardo, an underwriting specialist with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, replaces Huw Parry who left the ...

NAB boosts private equity admin

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing division has signed an agreement with BNY Mellon to introduce private equity administration and middle office services for superannuation and fund managers. Leigh Watson, executive general manager in Asset Servicing ...

Global REITs to gain double-digits: INGIM

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
Total returns for global real estate investment trusts (REITs) this year could be as high as 12 per cent with dividends yielding around 4 per cent. The healthiest dividend payouts are likely to come from the US, research from fund manager INGIM shows. ...

LUCRF selects Provisio

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
LUCRF Super has signed on to use Provisio Technologies' Rapid Advice Delivery software solution. Provisio's software offers the means to deliver advice to thousands of members online, by telephone or in person, making it popular among superannuation ...

iShares increases ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Leading exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issuer iShares has launched four new products, designed to enable investors to gain diversified exposure to the Australian sharemarket through a single trade on the ASX. The latest offerings in BlackRock's iShares ...

Salary prospects brighten

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The financial services sector is set to experience a growth in recruitment and salaries during 2011 owing to improved market conditions, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters. The survey, which covers all geographic markets, also ...