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Insurance drives ANZ wealth performance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
ANZ Global Wealth profit increased 11% for the six months to May 2015, with its insurance business leading the way. ANZ's insurance business benefited from growth in in-force premiums, stable claims and improved lapse experience, the company reported. ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... of clicks, how much data is collected and how many assets are accrued before the robo advice business is sold up. KPMG wealth advisory director, Ronna Ludgate, said most of the UK's major banks have withdrawn from giving advice and the ability to reach ...

Senior executives come in threes for Koda

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Independent private wealth management firm Koda Capital recently appointed three experienced executives from Macquarie Bank and Morgan Stanley. The appointments include Charles Moore and Simon Duckett from Macquarie Bank and Mark Pollasky from Morgan ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... insurers view financial advice as an increasingly risky proposition for them to cover. Speaking to Financial Standard, Gamma Wealth Management managing director Fraser Kahler said that during the GFC, when he set up his independent AFSL, there were about ...

Perpetual Private hires two analysts

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... investment strategies and contribute to the construction of investment portfolios. Blunt previously worked for ANZ Global Wealth covering global and Australian equity strategies, alternatives and real assets. Leong, who has joined the business from Perpetual ...

BTFG posts solid result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... Growing funds under management and under administration by 26% and 17% respectively contributed to the performance of the wealth creation division of the bank. This alone added $61 million in revenue. BTFG's platform Asgard Infinity has grown to $8.7 ...

CSRI identifies super flaws

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... in the system." She added, "The system has... evolved into what can be better characterised as a government subsidized wealth generation vehicle. What we need is to refocus the system on the provision of sustainable income throughout the years of retirement." ...

Former AMP chief executive joins Westpac

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... Lindsay Maxstead said Dunn's appointment as an independent non-executive director is a significant asset for the board. "Wealth management is a key growth area for Westpac, and having Craig on the board will support this strategy and complement the board's ...

Young investors happier with advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... adviser satisfaction with regards to performance, trust and reliability, and technical ability. Investors with lower net wealth seem to show an increase in their perceptions across the three drivers. Investors with less than $50,000 seem to be most positive ...

Wealthsure to cancel AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Wealthsure Group will request for its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence to be cancelled, following the acquisition by Sentry Group. Wealthsure (WPL) has already transferred some of its authorised representatives to Wealthsure Financial Services ...