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Time to grow: Securitor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST OF THIS YEAR'S SECURITOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... that will prepare its planners ahead of industry consolidation, tougher regulation and the nation's seismic $400 billion wealth transfer over the next two decades. Speaking at the Securitor annual conference in Adelaide this morning, Neil Younger, head ...

Centric enhances direct equities services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Centric Wealth is building on its direct equities and individually managed account (IMA) capability following demand from its high net worth clients. John McMurdo, chief executive at Centric Wealth, said the planning group's high net worth clients are ...

More super funds to introduce performance pay: survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... could get up to 24 per cent 'performance pay' (e.g. $24,000 on a $100,000 p.a. package) while the equivalent banking or wealth management chief executive could be getting triple or double their base salary as bonuses. Reflecting on the respondents' feedback ...

Can fee-for-service insurance advice work?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... investors), where their clients can afford to pay upfront or want the option to do so. In a similar move, Melbourne-based wealth management firm Hewison and Associates said today it has also dropped commission-based insurance advice. Like Godfrey Pembroke ...

Former St.George WM chief quits BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... has restructured its senior executive team following the resignation of Geoff Lloyd, former chief executive of St.George Wealth Management and the group's general manager. The company statement did not disclose the reasons for Lloyd's resignation. The ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... agreed that household spending going forward was likely to remain constrained by weak labor market conditions, lower housing wealth, tight credit, and modest income growth." Because of these, the recovery "is likely to be moderate for a time." But the ...

Aus equities FMs target solid result stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... index. Australian equity fund managers oversee more than $370 billion in assets - or more than a quarter of the entire wealth management industry - according to the latest Rainmaker Roundup Report.

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Compulsory government annuities could widen the gap between the retirement payouts of low and high income workers, and some industry experts argue private sector annuities and longevity risk products offer better alternatives. IFSA, which commissioned ...

Credit Suisse adds to transition team

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... Wyse will be responsible for Credit Suisse's transition management business throughout Asia Pacific, focusing sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and super and pension funds.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... the June share price index contract was 23 points lower at 4,957 points, on volume of 9,968 contracts. Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said the market was following the weaker offshore lead and was suffering from profit-taking. "The weakness ...