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CBA wealth division posts strong rise in profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management arm has posted a net after tax profit of $334 million, its half-year result shows. The profit growth in the wealth division, which includes Colonial First State, Colonial First State Global Asset Management and ...

Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... according to global data from Towers Watson. The data shows that in 2012 its clients - which include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies - allocated 70% more assets to hedge fund and private market strategies than in 2010, reaching ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... briefing in Sydney yesterday morning that new research from academics at the London Business School has added to fears that wealth managers must expect lower returns than has previously been predicted. "The new study shows that equity risk premiums are ...

Politicians move 'super' goal posts at their peril

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... its attractiveness as an tax structure within which to invest for their retirement, according to Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at HLB Mann Judd Sydney. However, recent research by National Seniors Australia has reveals that more than half ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to become a much larger part of the Australian wealth creation industry, according InStreet Investments managing director George Lucas. The investment specialist says you only need to look at how developed the ETF ...

Nikkei 13K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013

Super tax concessions not overly generous: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Against the backdrop of intense political debate, Mercer has released research which it states proves Australians do not receive unfair tax advantages through superannuation. Today Mercer said that its research "defused" the hotly debated idea that ...

ME Bank launches premium treasury service

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
ME Bank will launch a new premium treasury service for wealth management advisers at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Melbourne on Wednesday. According to ME Bank general manager liabilities Michael Donohue, the ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... consultant, author and lecturer, who helps people create harmony with their environment, for greater relationships, health, wealth and success". Mr. Lo predicted some years back that in 'The Year of the Rat', "the spring and summer months still shows ...

ETF entrepreneur donates generously to uni

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... will also remind family office and ultra high net worth investors of the importance of thinking about the legacy of their wealth. Tuckwell hopes his donation will inspire other wealthy Australians to consider philanthropy, rather than just passing their ...