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Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... particularly frustrated not to see any specific growth targets for 2013. Philips said the growth strategy would centre on productivity and innovation to try to drive higher returns from its existing business. She said that the losses investors suffered ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... directed to health, age-related pensions and aged care by 2050. "The writing is on the wall that we must improve productivity if we are going to cope with an aging population," Summerhayes added. "Increasing the workforce participation rates for workers ...

Two ANZ appointments for merged Asia/Pac business

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... Michael Rowland, who has taken a new ANZ role as General Manager, Transformation, Customer Experience and Business Productivity. Commenting on the appointments, Thursby said: "We have previously increased our focus on in-country execution, cross-business ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... we saw an improving contribution in the second half with better insurance results, higher investment earnings and productivity improvements," he continued. "We will be updating investors on the direction of this business next month." Some quarters have ...

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Pacific and building strong domestic businesses in Australia and New Zealand, together with an increased emphasis on productivity improvements, has seen us deliver a good performance in 2012," he said. "While we have continued to invest in our strategy ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
The Productivity Commission has succumbed to Shorten's pressure and let all Australian workers down, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The Productivity Commission's (PC) final report into default superannuation arrangements ...

PC hands down final default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its report into default superannuation arrangements, coming down largely in favour of the status quo but supplemented with improvements to the selection process and competition between funds. Its core recommendation ...

Labor's $30bn secret super tax plan revealed

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... government that spends less and lives within its means, which therefore can tax less and which is focused on growing our productivity and our economy more strongly. "Stronger growth would not only increase our prosperity, it would also improve people's ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... yield and safe haven stocks, said Goldman Sachs Asset Management's head of Australian equities. Cost pressures, low productivity and the impact of a strong Australian dollar are causing uncertainty, despite falling interest rates and strengthening balance ...

J.P. Morgan buys into BYOT

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... e-Solutions at J.P. Morgan said VDI allowing remote access to documents and systems will dramatically increase staff productivity. "People working with different teams, units and groups on different floors of the building are now tech-mobile," he said. ...