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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 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0800 AEST, the June share price index contract was down 73 points to 6303. Today, accounting firm KPMG releases its major banks survey. Automotive company Pacifica Group Ltd will hold its annual general meeting, as will resources ...

Super funds hunting grounds for criminals

... are increasingly becoming the target of organised crime and white-collar fraudsters, according to Peter Morris, director of KPMG Forensic. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), Morris said super funds are becoming more attractive ...

Westpoint Recovery Fund still in pursuit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... managing director of Money Matters Financial Solutions, said he intends to maintain the legal pursuit of Westpoint directors, KPMG and eventually the regulator. Bristow issued a terse statement saying the fund would continue to carry out its primary ...

Foreign investors splash $13.8b on M&A

... Australian companies in the first 11 months of 2006, up 91 per cent compared to last year's figures, according to research by KPMG's Corporate Finance practice. "This increase in foreign interest in Australia is a combination of key factors including ...

First State Super launches retirement products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... trends showing retirement is now increasingly a slow down phase rather than a complete stop. Bernard Salt, demographer and KPMG director, said, "Work will be increasingly blended with lifestyle. Our portfolio lifestyles will let us phase down to full ...

Corporate tax needs to be more competitive: KPMG

A KPMG study of corporate tax rates in 86 countries found that those with the most attractive corporate tax enjoyed higher than average economic growth, and suggested there's room for Australia's tax rates to be more attractive to offshore investors. ...

Retiring at 65 unsustainable: Bernard Salt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... retirement age is unsustainable because it ignores how society and longevity have changed so dramatically. Bernard Salt, KPMG director, demographic expert and bestselling author, speaking at Canberra Business Council annual dinner, said, "The retirement ...

Private equity capital fundraising jumps 50 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... in Asia are experiencing fundraising growth rates of 50 per cent. The fundraisings surge is so great, according to a joint KPMG-Reuters study Private tuition: Insights into how private equity houses nurture their investments in Asia, that the $A19 billion ...

Marketers urged to target over-50s

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... again and seven in 10 people aged over 45 will try a new brand if a trusted friend or colleague recommended it. Bernard Salt, KPMG director and demographic trend author, agrees that the over-50s category is the one marketers should look to target, particularly ...