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BTFG cash earnings down, FUM increases

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... poor first quarter results that saw $200 million wiped from revenue on market losses. Cost cutting will continue to be a focus for the bank with results expected to flow from the middle of the year, according to Westpac chief Gail Kelly.

Guardian Advice recruits four new practices

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... Guardian Advice executive manager Simon Harris. "We've attracted these new practices because of our common understanding and focus on risk as our core business, and also shared desire to recruit our next generation of future leaders. " The group has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... financial stocks were down 0.27 per cent. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said she expected the market focus during Wednesday's local session to be on the big retail banks' response to Tuesday's half a percentage point cut to ...

CPA responds to advice exemption

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... financial advice under the scope of the tax agent services regime," said Bradbury. "The new regulatory arrangements will focus on the principles of consumer protection and the delivery of quality taxation advice by financial advisers who offer this as ...

netwealth unbundles super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... platforms as a distribution point for their in-house bank products like term deposits, brokerage services etc," said Heine. "Our focus continues to be on providing responsive and full featured platform services that are built to meet the needs of advisers ...

Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... balanced options) over the 12 months were the soon to merge Vision Super with 5.3% and equip super with 4.1%, Perpetual Wealth Focus with 3.9%, AGEST (soon to merge with Australian Super) with 3.2% and CARE Super and Australian Super both with 2.9%.

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... more than expected in April. Now cue in the usual narratives - QE for the US of A and shift towards less austerity and more focus on growth for Europa. Yes folks, same old, same old. The way things were in overnight trade, we could have just pressed ...

BTIM results impacted by acquisition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... business remains positive on outlook for growth, maintaining investment performance is key to capturing flows with a continued focus on streamlining costs. A significant increase in management fee margin, up 15% to 39 basis points is the result of the ...

MySuper consultation draws focus on divisions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Tranche three of draft MySuper legislation has raised the stakes in super governance, but the industry is looking to the consultation process to remedy long-held concerns over inequalities between the not for profit and retail sectors. The draft legislation ...

Zurich continues Investments restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... relationships with both retail and institutional partners, along with fund managers and investment research houses. He will also focus on generating distribution opportunities for investment products. Formerly senior investments specialist, Patrick Noble ...