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Pentafin and Direct Portfolio merger complete

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... integrated technologies," said Marsh. Despite the completed merger, Marsh said that both the "Pentafin" and "Direct Portfolio" brands would be retained for the time being. Marsh also added that the company was not averse to future mergers and acquisitions. ...

Westpac and St.George outline merger terms

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... administration of $108 billion. Despite the green light to the key merger terms, both banks have been quick to point out that all brands under the Westpac/St.George umbrella will be retained - including platform provider Asgard. The merger will also ...

St George and Westpac to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... lending with a market share of 25 per cent and an estimated consumer reach of 10 million customers. Westpac and St.George brands would be retained, said the statement. "St.George and Westpac are two highly successful banks, but we believe they would ...

Suncorp's Fox retires

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... general manager specialised businesses for National Australia Bank and MLC. "Dennis has played a key role in the growth of brands such as Tyndall and Asteron in Australia and New Zealand. He was also a former chief executive of Royal & Sun Alliance Financial ...

TSG expands dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... million in client investments. Under the merger, both dealer groups continue to operate under their respective licences, brands and offices. Peter Daly, AFS managing director and group chief executive, said it was AFS' intention to continue to market ...

IAG restructures and jumps on web

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Direct Insurance banner to "better reflect" the way it services customers under the NRMA Insurance, SGIO, SGIC and RACV brands. Current CGU chief executive Duncan West will lead the broadened Intermediated Insurance division. Meanwhile David Issa has ...

Diversity pays in wealth management: CBA

... investors are drawn to during uncertain markets. "First State is a strong brand and in tough times, people go to strong brands." And the numbers show that CFS was one of last year's star performers. CFS' underlying profit after tax rose 58 per cent on ...

Industry funds biggest losers from switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... months leading up to September, industry funds suffered a - 6.4 per cent net share of switching, with the worst of the brands comparing poorly with other industry players including AXA, Suncorp, Westpac, public sector and self-managed funds among others. ...

The future of super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... high capability implementation mechanisms and scale," he said. While boutique funds have flourished and defied the big brands, the opposite trend in happening in super where, according to Ambachtsheer, it is the mega-funds that will set performance benchmarks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... Billiton Ltd holding its meeting in Adelaide while Queensland Gas Co Ltd holds its AGM in Brisbane. Oroton Group Ltd, Allied Brands Ltd, McGuigan Simeon Wines Ltd and Webjet Ltd also all have AGMs today in Sydney, while Programmed Maintenance Services ...