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BT Funds Management will face even further scrutiny of its acquisition by Westpac, with Australia’s major financial planning dealerships reviewing whether to pull their i...

Financial planning

MICHAEL Parsons has stepped down as chief executive officer of Invesco Australia, citing personal reasons as the driving force behind his decision to leave the company....

People & Products

ROB Coombe started last week as the head of retail at BT Financial Group. He finished it as the most senior BT executive still standing following Westpac Bank’s decision ...

Financial planning

The Westpac Bank’s acquisition of the BT Financial Group has continued to wreak havoc on the beleaguered fund manager’s Australian equities capabilities, with two investm...

Financial planning

Michael Parsons has stepped down as chief executive officer of Invesco Australia, citing personal reasons as the driving force behind his decision to leave the company....

Financial planning

Three of Australia’s most influential investment research houses - van Eyk, Assirt and Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) - have placed a blanket hold on BT Financial Group fun...

Financial planning

MLC has appointed two new managers to its global share strategy in Bernstein Investment Research and ABN Amro Asset Management, after deciding to broaden the differentiat...

People & Products

The Westpac Bank has confirmed today that it will pay $900 million to buy the BT Financial Group from its US parent, the Principal Financial Group, in a move that will se...

Financial planning

Morningstar has released a review of JBWere’s business and management strengths, and has rated the company with a three out of five, but says it could have been a stronge...

Financial planning

SOME days Venus moves into your first house of harmony, the stars line up in your favour and the universe smiles on you. And some days they don’t....

Financial planning

Perpetual Investments has taken a step away from its key man approach to the management of its flagship Australian equities fund, the Perpetual Industrial Share Fund, in ...

Financial planning

EQUITY Trustees Funds Management (EQTFM) has increased its existing range of funds with the development of three multi-sector funds; income, balanced and growth....

Accounting

The accounting scams in the US might write off up to 25 per cent of earnings from the S & P 500 and this will lead investors to face negative returns for a number of year...

Financial planning

Research house Morningstar has given Platinum Asset Management a two out of five business and management strength rating, citing the manager’s track record of solid inter...

Editorial

While many investors are steering clear of offshore markets, GEORGE LIONDIS reports that Frank Russell has stuck to its guns with its heavy international equities weighti...

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