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Industry funds in NRL grand final

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... brand at that level," said Mecchi on sponsorship versus other forms of advertising. HOSTPLUS also sponsors the new AFL Gold Coast Football Club. Not to be outdone, the $12 billion Sunsuper, which also targets the tourism and hospitality industries, used ...

Bankwest cuts 400 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... planning arm will not be affected. The bank is planning on making 250 redundancies in Western Australia and 150 on the east coast. No retail "customer facing" or customer helpline roles will be lost and the bank will not close any branches. A Bankwest ...

Snowball buys FP and super businesses

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... business had firmly established its presence in Sydney and Melbourne. "Money mentors completes our presence on the east coast and provides servicing capability for Outlook's key accounts in Brisbane," he said. The deal was completed using the group's ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
Climate change should be at the top of insurers' concerns as it directly impacts product premiums and the bottom lines of insurers worldwide, according to Zurich. "Climate change should not be on page five - it needs to be on page one," said David Smith ...

FPSA moves operations to Melbourne

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) is relocating its head office from Queensland to Melbourne after adding five east coast based financial advice practices and 10 advisers to its network since the beginning of the financial year. The move means ...

CBA buys BankWest and St Andrews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... billion in lending assets of and $15 billion in deposits. Commonwealth Bank is reviewing BankWest's retail banking east coast expansion plan as a result of the purchase. Ralph Norris, Commonwealth Bank chief executive, said the bank had rarely seen a ...

Securitor adds BBV to network

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
St George Bank financial planning dealer group, Securitor, extends its network on the eastern seaboard after Coffs Harbour and Nerang based BBV Wealth Management joined the group. BBV Wealth Management provides advice on superannuation, pension and ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... here since 1998." Holding Australia back however is dated industrial infrastructure. "Poor port facilities along the east coast of Australia are leading to lack of supply and Australia has lost market share to Indonesia because of it," said Albanese. ...

BankWest's recruitment drive on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... Reid said BankWest's financial planning division included 17 financial planners on the "west coast" and 10 on the "east coast" across 14 stores nationwide. He said the bank recruited former Westpac employee, Lisa Livis as national manager and had appointed ...

First stop baby boomers, next stop Gen-Y

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... and forget generation, they want to tinker and change their investments," he said. Meanwhile, Salt identified south west coast of Western Australia and eastern coastline as prime location for financial planning firms to benefit from the population and ...