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RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Royal Bank of Scotland's losses soared to almost STG9 billion ($A16.82 billion) last year, the state-rescued lender has announced, while its decision to pay millions in bonuses has triggered a political backlash. Net losses announced on Thursday widened ...

Bennelong WP creates CIO position

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Bennelong Wealth Partners, has appointed George Nassios to the newly created role of chief investment officer. He will report to Bennelong Wealth Partners chief executive Fiona Rowland. Nassios was previously the chief investment officer for Deutsche ...

TRU acquisition boosts Perpetual growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Perpetual underlying profit after tax (UPAT) grew 37% on the first half of financial year 2014, compared to the previous period, reflecting the acquisition of The Trust Company. Perpetual UPAT reached $48.1 million, while its statutory net profit after ...

More to Asia than just Chindia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... acquisitions practice for ASEAN private equity. Australian corporates and institutional investors have an even more limited focus on the region but Pais said investors can gain a toehold for less capital outlay than they may expect. "Companies in SEA ...

Rubik Financial appoints CEO

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... demand more services from reputed providers. We have already identified a good number of growth options and my role will focus on supporting our people to realise these as well as uncovering new ones," he said. The appointment of Hoogenhout coincides ...

PROFILE: Centric Wealth CEO Phil Kearns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... than an average level of talent. "When I left school, I was going to give the game away," he says. "My mother wanted me to focus on my studies. But a mate of mine's dad - who actually was an ex-Wallaby and a teacher at Newington - dragged me down to ...

Dalton Nicol Reid wins $40m Intrust mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
Intrust Super has awarded a $40m mandate to Australian equities fund manager, Dalton Nicol Reid. Intrust is a boutique $1.6 billion industry super fund based in Queensland for the hospitality sector with 130,000 members and 10,000 employers. The mandate ...

Financial Index launches low-cost advice platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... online financial planning platform aimed at Australians who have never accessed financial advice. The MOVO platform will focus on rolling out financial planning services, but future phases include integrating online accounting, lending and self-managed ...

Millinium Australian equity income fund receives rating

STAFF REPORTER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
Millinium Capital Managers' MSF Dividend Income Option has received an "A" rating from van Eyk Research in its Australian Equities Income Review. The Fund has been a stand-out performer in the Australian equity space, returning 39.2% over the 12 months ...

AUSCOAL Super tweaks SSgA currency mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... particularly downside tail risk, SSgA director of distribution Peter Mitchell said. These characteristics tend not to be the focus in a passive overlay strategy, he added. AUSCOAL Super senior portfolio manager Michael Berry said the move to a more creative ...