WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Editorial

Wealth management proved a key driver in a $216 million six month profit reported by Promina Group Limited today, with the company’s financial services division recording...

Financial planning

St George Group has surprised the market by announcing changes to the structure of its wealth management and retail financial services division, resulting in the departur...

Funds management

Wealth management services provider Bravura Solutions has foreshadowed development of new wealth management applications over the next year to maintain the strong results...

Editorial

Perpetual has reported a $131.5 million operating profit after tax for the 2006 financial year, which is a 13 per cent increase on last year’s result....

Financial planning

Bravura Solutions has strengthened its position across the Asia Pacific by entering into a regional teaming agreement with IBM....

Financial planning

Mergers and acquisitions played less of a driving role in the sector’s growth this past year than at any time since the product started to take off in 19887, but this mar...

Financial planning

The wealth management industry is ripe for consolidation according to fund manager Ausbil Dexia, who also predicted that the strong returns on the Australian market would...

Financial planning

The world’s leading wealth managers are predicting explosive growth in assets under management in Asia over the next three years, according to a survey by investment bank...

Financial planning

St George has entered into an agreement with investment company Kaplan Equity whereby each party will hold a 50 per cent stake in Ascalon Capital Managers....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has constructed a separate, walk-in investment management section in its Bondi Junction branch, in the hope of attracting more bank clients to its w...

Editorial

Although National Australia Bank chief executive John Stewart told investors yesterday that the bank is “not out of the woods” despite posting a record profit, a strong s...

Editorial

A jump in funds under management has helped listed financial planning business Investor Group post a record net profit of $12.09 million for 2004-05, a 55 per cent increa...

Financial planning

Challenger Financial Services will be able to offer its clients access to international securities after acquiring a 25 per cent stake in Five Oceans Asset Management....

Financial planning

Suncorp’s wealth management business contributed significantly to the group’s $821 million profit for 2005 on the back of strong investment earnings, although the result ...

Funds management

A strong wealth management performance in Australia and New Zealand helped lift AXA’s net profit for the half-year to June 30 by 36 per cent to $246 million....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

2 days 13 hours ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

6 days 19 hours ago

It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

3 weeks 4 days ago

Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

2 weeks 6 days ago

A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

5 days 17 hours ago

Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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