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Henderson announces record profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Henderson Group Plc, the holding company of London-based investment manager Henderson Global Investors, has announced record profits of A£101.1 million (172 million) before tax in its interim report. This compares to before tax profits of A£82.8 million ...

Challenger listed property division profits up 9%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Challenger Diversified Property Group (CDI) has posted a net profit increase of 9% for the full-year to 30 June 2013. Fund manager Trevor Hardie attributed the rise largely to the unrealised value of the group's interest rate swaps. In what Hardie described ...

WiBF appoints first CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Westpac and BT Financial Group has become only the third retail conglomerate superannuation provider to gain MySuper authorisation. The wealth group has been approved to offer three MySuper products that will be used across its ASGARD, BTFG and Westpac ...

Strong returns put UniSuper back in the black

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Strong investment returns from rebounding capital markets have strengthened UniSuper's balance sheet sufficiently to enable the fund trustee board to announce they no longer need to consider reducing members' benefits to maintain the fund's solvency. ...

Don't lump Asia Pacific in with EM fall

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Investors must not unfairly mark down structurally sound Asia Pacific economies following the disappointing recent performance of the emerging markets region as a whole, according to Standard Life Investments investment director, global strategy Jason ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Suncorp Life net profit after tax (NPAT) is expected to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial ...

Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Senior Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive Ian Bailey declared that the bank's retail division had a role in the collapse of Storm Capital in January 2009. A document detailing an examination to Bailey by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

ISN and FSC form 'unprecedented' union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
A bridge over the traditional gulf between the industry and retail superannuation sectors appears to be under construction following an announcement from the Financial Services Council (FSC) - representing retail - and the Industry Super Network (ISN) ...

AMP adds new funds to North platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
AMP has updated the menu on its North platform and has added three new funds under the North Guarantee. The funds, called the North Guardian range, will invest in a mix of Australian and international equities, fixed income and cash with underlying ...