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BT upgrades EOFY platform tools

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australia is seen as a regional "middle power" which gravitates between China and the United States, and can benefit from the Asian giant's turn towards an economy more focused on consumption. "Australia is a middle power and it has a different concept ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... the steep fall in the Australian dollar, after years of sustained currency strength, most super funds are sharpening their focus on foreign exchange issues. "This attention has paid off for a number of funds, with the recent weakness of the Australian ...

Wealth division contributes to record CBA profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... offerings over retail product. Group chief executive Ian Narev attributed the overall group's impressive result to a multi-year focus on its strategic priorities. The bank met its target of becoming the market leader for customer satisfaction and completed ...

Twitter usage on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Social media is now used by 72% of online adults in the US and Twitter usage has almost doubled, with usage among young people growing the fastest. The results are part of the latest research to come out of US Pew Research Center's Internet and American ...

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a paper exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. The ...

NAB confirms redundancies in wealth division

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... the wealth management team were designed "to better align the business to the changing external landscape, allowing it to focus on simplification and digitise and better servicing our customers." "As a result, there has been some reduction in roles within ...

AMP FS appoints director from CBA ranks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... am very pleased Patricia will be joining AMP's contemporary wealth management team. "She has a strong retail and customer focus and a track record in improving product, sales and distribution capabilities across different customer segments." Montague ...

La Trobe to wind down Lismore-based mortgage trust

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Law firm acquires wealth management business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
Listed law firm ILH Group has expanded into wealth management with the acquisition of Capricorn Investment Partners (CIPL). In acquiring the corporate advisory and wealth management firm, ILH will also acquire Melbourne-based boutique asset management ...