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BT Group profits rise $29 million

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... months to March - a stellar result driven by an improvement in the funds management business, Westpac Group said today. The wealth management firm's $29 million rise in economic profits accompanied a five per cent increase in cash earnings which rose ...

Ex UBS managers resurface for Bennelong small caps fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... of Avoca. Bendeich is chief investment officer and portfolio manager of the boutique. He has over 10 years experience in wealth management with UBS and prior to that with Colonial First State. Former UBS colleague Michael Vidler joins them as senior ...

Vow appoints wealth head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Mortgage broker Vow Financial has made two appointments to coincide with the launch of its new wealth management business. Justin Dale will lead Vow Wealth Management, a joint venture with financial planning firm The Selector Group, while Leighton King ...

Vow to take on financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... is looking to ward off competition from banks by offering financial planning services to retail property investors. Vow Wealth Management has been launched as a joint venture with financial planning firm, The Selector Group, which is run by mortgage ...

Future Fund dabbles in India

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... has awarded a new mandate to US-based venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners. The world's 13th largest sovereign wealth fund with $74.6 billion worth of assets under management issued the mandate to Bessemer some time in the March quarter of ...

ANZ plots wealth division growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
ANZ Banking Group expects growth rates in its Australian wealth management division to improve after posting a $41 million fall in net profit after tax for the half year ended March 31 2011. The bank, which posted overall statutory first half profit ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... the June share price index futures contract was down 45 points at 4,774 with 19,777 contracts traded. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said investors were expecting further profit downgrades ahead of the upcoming reporting season ...

Grady joins Macquarie board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... independent non-executive director, effective May 19 2011. Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank chairman Kevin McCann cited Grady's wealth of board level experience as a major benefit. Grady has been a full time independent director since 1994 with board ...

SMSF trustees hit pension payment woe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... the pensions phase if they don't plan ahead, financial services firm HLB Mann Judd has warned. Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at the firm, said self-managed funds need cash available to meet pension payment requirements, but trustees often ...

Dealer groups miss commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... reforms - but unanimously disapproved of the banning of life insurance commissions within superannuation funds. MLC & NAB Wealth, AMP and AXA, and BT Financial Group said they were happy the policy initiative would remove perceived conflict of interest. ...