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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 ...

Singapore sovereign wealth fund buys $3.4bn asset

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, has acquired a major developer and manager of European logistics properties for €2.4 billion ($3.4 billion). P3 Logistics Parts is one of Europe's biggest logistics platforms, with a 3.3 million square metre ...

Industry fund leads way for flexible workplaces

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Cbus and Aurecon have passed the accreditation process for demonstrating best practice for flexible workplaces, making them the first Australian workplaces to do so. The Flex Able certification is delivered by Diverse City Careers (DCC), a social enterprise ...

US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
Australian institutional investors have pursued increased exposure to US core property in 2016 as they exhaust opportunities in local markets and search for global diversification. L&B Realty Advisors executive vice president and senior portfolio manager ...

Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
The prospect of a Donald Trump victory and the continuance of historically low interest rates by the RBA are placing increased pressure on self-funded retirees and increasing opportunity risk, says Australian Unity. Head of Australian Unity David Bryant ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
BT Financial Group's cash earnings contribution to Westpac has fallen by 4% to $876 million in the past year, indicating an increasing pressure on the big four banks' wealth management divisions. Cash earnings for BTFG's funds management division dropped ...

Industry backs mental health education campaign PROP

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
The financial services industry is lending its support to a new mental health education campaign called 'People Reaching Out to People' (PROP). Rob Prugue, head of the Asia Pacific division for Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co, started PROP to address ...

ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
ANZ's potential sale of its wealth business will send ripples through the succession plans of many advice businesses now that banks can no longer be considered a "buyer of last resort." During a media briefing discussing the bank's full-year results ...

Grant Samuel sells 80pct stake in GSFM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Canadian wealth management firm CI Financial has purchased an 80% stake in Grant Samuel Funds Management. The deal is expected to close later this month with CI acquiring the stake previously held by the corporate advisory firm Grant Samuel, which established ...

GBST partners with boutique administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Financial services software provider GBST is entering a seven-year contract with a boutique administrator to enter the business process outsourcing market. Announced on the ASX, GBST is teaming with specialist fund services provider MainstreamBPO. GBST ...