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ANZ eyes ING and maybe AMP

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... how to take ANZ to a fifth or a quarter of the home loan market. And own up to the need to take out a lot more costs in basic services. There's no way productivity levels are high enough or the pace of change fast enough. Generally, in banking, management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
The Australian share market had slightly improved at noon after a lacklustre opening this morning. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 3.6 points to 5936.2 and the All Ordinaries gained 3.4 points to 5929.9. On the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
The Australian share market remained sharply lower at noon, after being dragged down by a US market still racked with fear about the fall out in the US sub-prime mortgage sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 165.4 points, or 2.68 ...

Deutsche Asset Management head quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Head of Deutsche Bank asset management Australia, Andrew Fay, will leave at the end of the year to "take an extended break from full-time involvement in the industry". Fay will remain in his position until 31 December, whereupon Chris Larsen, head of ...

Alternatives rewrite custody

... Archer. This is a far cry from the days when custodians were merely passive third party safekeepers of assets and providers of basic transactions and settlements. Today, investment managers are outsourcing back office middle office and even front office ...

Being smart doesn't guarantee wealth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... IQ people may actually need more sophisticated financial advice than higher IQ but poorer people who actually need very basic advice to get the on the road to wealth. The world of your local friendly financial adviser just got a whole lot more compli ...

Start saving for education early: Lifeplan

With the total cost of education almost on par with the cost of an average suburban home, Lifeplan Funds Management has launched an education savings fund designed to help parents avoid future school expenses headaches. The group's Lifeplan Education ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
The Australian share market remained lower at noon, but banking stocks were keeping it relatively sturdy after Wall Street fell more than one per cent last night and most commodity prices weakened. Local nickel stocks have been hit hard, as the base ...

Advice shortage shows system is failing: TOWER

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... seem unable to obtain proper financial advice. Minto strongly supports consumers being protected, but said that when even a basic Statement of Advice (SOA) document costs an adviser as much as $1250 to prepare, then very few advisers can really afford ...

Online investing in its prime: Macquarie

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
It was one for all and all for one at Macquarie Equity Markets Group, with the release yesterday of the new Macquarie Prime online trading platform, combining shares, gearing, CFDs and cash into one single package. Designed to give investors the benefits ...