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Former Westpac head of financial planning and advice Brett Himbury has made the move to the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), being appointed yesterday to the role of executive ge...

Funds management

BT Financial Group has replaced Principal Global Investors (PGI) as investment manager for its more than $500 million of listed property trust assets by bringing the mana...

Financial planning

Morningstar’s new quantitative measuring rating system released last Friday has fuelled major changes to fund manager ratings in New Zealand....

Financial planning

In 1999, Westpac Financial Planning & Advice (Westpac) which ranked fifth in the Money Management Fastest Growing Dealer Groups Survey, had 570 advisers....

Financial planning

Westpac and BT have appointed Scott Walters in the newly redefined role of head of financial planning, replacing Brett Himbury who left Westpac last month....

Financial planning

Count Financial Limited managing director Barry Lambert has hit back at claims that Count’s recent share price rally occurred due to a bidding war between Westpac and CPH...

Financial planning

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) Australia has appointed former Westpac Investment Management chief investment officer Don Hamson into the newly created role of head o...

Financial planning

BT Portfolio Services has rolled out a low cost wrap vehicle aimed at lower net worth retail investors with a limted range of investments and reduced fees increasing the ...

Financial planning

The former listed property team at Principal Global Investors (PGI) has unveiled its new boutique property securities funds management company – Pengana Capital – and con...

Financial planning

Former Westpac head of financial planning and advice Brett Himbury has struck a short-term deal with Tower Australia to provide advice on the restructure of its dealer gr...

Financial planning

Margin lending is not the only way to get into gearing. Philip McLean looks at instalments as an alternative....

Financial planning

Major banks will have to seriously rethink their strategies following disappointing earnings from their wealth management arms. Lisa Bowman reports....

Funds management

BT Financial Group has replaced Principal Global Investors (PGI) as investment manager for its more than $500 million of listed property trust assets by bringing the mana...

People & Products

Principal Global Investors has announced the appointment of former Schroder Investment Management head of sales and marketing, Alex Francois, as director of institutional...

Financial planning

Remaining “true to label” and having well established teams and processes are some of the key factors for success for the finalists in the Money Management/Assirt Fund Ma...

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