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CommBank wealth division enjoys strong March quarter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)'s wealth management and insurance division grew by 4% in the three months to 31 March. In an update to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia's largest company said that funds under administration and ...

London firm Stratton enters Australian market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
London-based investment manager Stratton Street's New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund will available for wholesale and institutional investors for the first time in Australia, with Equity Trustees acting as the responsible entity. The fund focuses ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Down, down A$ is down. Here's looking at you, parity. Was it the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s 25 basis pint reduction in the official cash rate last week and RBA Governor Stevens' promise to do more "should that be necessary to support demand" ...

Wealth of opportunities for Aussie asset managers overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) chief executive Brett Himbury has urged Australian investment managers to take advantage of the huge opportunity of taking their expertise overseas. Addressing delegates at the annual Financial Standard Sales & Marketing ...

The Trust Co recommends Perpetual merger

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... represents a compelling growth opportunity and further progresses Perpetual's vision of becoming Australia's largest independent wealth manager of choice," Perpetual chairman Peter Scott said. The transaction remains subject to a number of conditions ...

NAB Wealth profits stable

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has reported a 1.5% decrease in cash earnings for its wealth division, following a fall in insurance earnings. Earnings in the wealth business stood at $256 million for the half-year to March 2013, down from $260 million ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Financial Freedom Brand and Concept Store Design Hillross Financial Services Finalists Private Word magazine App NAB Private Wealth netwealth accellerator netwealth Investments Riskfirst Rapid MLC Fast Fact Finder IOOF Best New Investment Product of ...

Retail business bumps up AMP in Q1

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... billion to $5.7 billion compared to Q4 2012. AMP said, "North's popularity was underscored by the recently announced 2013 Wealth Insights survey where it was the highest placed wrap platform in the market amongst financial planners and advisers." AUM ...

HUB24 announce new sales head

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... Business has appointed Wes Gillett as the new head of product and distribution. "Wes brings 25 years industry experience and a wealth of knowledge in the retail and institutional platform distribution space, and we are delighted he has joined us at a ...

Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... is the view expressed by Arnhem Investment Management in a new white paper exploring possible future trends within the wealth management industry. It said the tendency for members within the rapidly growing SMSF community to bypass the advice and funds ...