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AWM hires three

Australian Wealth Management has appointed three new practice development managers to recruit and service new and existing advisers across its planning networks, which include Bridges Financial Services and Wealth Managers. The three managers are James ...

Singapore's wealthy to defy global downturn

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Singapore's fund managers could be in for a battle for new money as the country's focus on exports, international trade and tourism will help it ride out a predicted global economic downturn from 2008-09 and increase the number of wealthy individuals ...

India-Australia wealth management forum set for take-off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
India's burgeoning economy is a big opportunity for Australian wealth managers but we are being outflanked by US and UK managers who are getting in ahead of us, said Stephen Manallack, manager of the India-Australia Financial Forum. "India's rapidly ...

ALP wants industry funds on awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has attracted support from the financial services industry with their calls to cut foreign withholding tax, but their call to make industry funds the automatic default super choice for industrial awards is less likely ...

Sentiment to Aust shares stays high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
Sentiment towards strong Australian equity returns has improved over the last month while the mood towards international equities has dampened, according to latest Financial Standard market expectations survey. The proportion of wealth management professionals ...

Creative products will meet aged consumers' needs: Asteron

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
Last week's census results showing that the number of people aged 85 years and over increased more than five times the rate of the overall population means it's time wealth managers got creative in designing products specifically for these consumers ...

Bumper year for wealth managers

The latest banking report by consulting firm KPMG has confirmed that the country's major banks enjoyed another record year in profits, with wealth management still the crowning jewel. According to KMPG's half year results performance survey, operating ...

Super choice Budget boost

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
Wealth managers usually complain that Governments change the rules too often and how they should leave the industry alone for a while, and yet after last night's Budget they are complaining there weren't enough changes. Given the industry is still digesting ...

Barclays to buy ABN AMRO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... purchase rival ABN AMRO in a US$91 billion deal, creating the world's largest asset manager and the eighth largest wealth manager, with 47 million customers. However, reports emerged yesterday of a possible rival bid from the Royal Bank of Scotland ...

Arnheim Gillard's new advisory service targets HIP managers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... decision making." "They are driven, decisive, savvy individuals and they expect their advisers to take on the role of 'wealth manager or coach', working in partnership with them to build wealth in a disciplined manner."