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ClearView reports $9.1 million profit

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
ClearView Wealth Limited has reported net profit after tax (NPAT) of $3.6 million, and underlying NPAT of $9.1 million. The latter figure represents a 7% rise from the same period last year. The financial advice and life insurance provider saw a growth ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... to a number of operational components, performance, financial adequacy and stability of the La Trobe Financial Group's wealth management division. Australia Ratings commented in the report: "The ownership structure, restrictions on related party lending ...

A tall tale of a good story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... least for today. The real good story is that consumer confidence remains strong because of the sunshine created by the wealth effect by the record run on Wall Street and climbing house prices and improving labour market. And then, of course, there's ...

Financial Index launches low-cost advice platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
Financial Index Wealth Accountants has launched an online financial planning platform aimed at Australians who have never accessed financial advice. The MOVO platform will focus on rolling out financial planning services, but future phases include integrating ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... of the modern awards system and in our profile interview we speak to ex-Wallaby captain and chief executive of Centric Wealth Kearns. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free from the App store, for ...

ATO doing a good job on SMSFs: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is rising to the challenge of efficiently regulating the self-managed superannuation sector, according to Challenger's chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper. Cooper said that, contrary to perceptions that it ...

AMP launches integrated wealth app

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
AMP has launched a mobile app which allows customers to access their banking, superannuation, insurance and investments. Users can also access AMP's North platform, as well as other investments and direct shares not related to AMP. The product includes ...

Life insurance losses drag AMP results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... implemented measures to reduce losses, but noted that the insurance sector "could well get worse before it gets better." AMP wealth management business reported an increase in net cashflows, which went from $821 million in FY12 to $2,166 million in FY2013. ...

NAB named best private bank

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) Private Wealth, for the second year in a row, has been named the best private bank in Australia at the Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction. The award was attributed to NAB's advisory services, relationship management ...

Not-for-profit investors value non-alignment: Hamilton

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Non-aligned financial planners and wealth managers can use their independence as a selling point with not-for-profit foundations, according to Will Hamilton, chief executive of Hamilton Wealth Management. Hamilton Wealth Management recently won its ...