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BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

Actuaries Institute recruiting after CEO resignation

ALICE URIBE | TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

The Actuaries Institute hopes to make a new chief executive appointment within the coming months, after the resignation of current head Melinda Howes. Howes was the chief executive of the Actuaries Institute for nearly four years and resigned yesterday. ...

Bendigo records $350 million in profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

... that shows improvement in a range of profitability and efficiency measures - including net profit, cash earnings, net interest margin, dividend, earnings per share, return on equity and cost to income ratio." BEN's board of directors have announced an ...

Annuity sales reinforce solid Challenger result

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

... 12 months to 30 June 2013 following record flows into its annuities and funds management businesses. Earnings before interest and tax stood at $365 million, up 8% on the same period last year. Normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) was also up 4% to ...

SMSF contributions down 25%, AMP survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

... shift from cash to fixed income: "The timing of these investments was heavily influenced by the reductions in official interest rates and sentiment about future movements and new capital raisings via bank-issued subordinated notes." Allocation to Australian ...

SYD restructure heats up global pension fund battle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Investors are allocating increasing amounts to cash despite falling interest rates, according to research by Investment Trends. Over the past 12 months cash deposits, including term deposits (TDs), have grown by 7%, reaching a total of $1.8 trillion. ...

ANZ profit, wealth FUM up despite insurance concerns

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

... executive Mike Smith said the result was in line with expectations and that there was cause to be optimistic with falling interest rates, a more competitive currency, post-election certainty and rising consumer confidence all expected to give a boost ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013

... equity funds either underperformed the index or did not survive. Over the same time period the number of Australian fixed interest funds which underperformed or closed was 77%.

BOQ to fork out $46 million over interest rate botch

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013

... Bank of Queensland (BOQ) will refund $34.5 million to members after an internal review found it had applied incorrect interest rates and fees. BOQ said it will also incur additional remediation costs of $11.5 million, bringing the total loss to about ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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