A mixed reporting season has its hits and misses

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Returning capital to shareholders a worrying trend A difficult six months in a number of sectors has led to mixed reporting of Australian listed companies, says Jamie Nicol, CIO, Dalton... Read more continue reading

AFA Learning Pillars shape AFA National Adviser Conference program

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The program for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2014 National Adviser Conference has been built around the AFA’s four learning pillars of professional development and leadership, which is a... Read more continue reading

Perpetual delivers strong results and returns in 2014

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Perpetual Limited (Perpetual) has delivered strong results for the 12 months to 30 June 2014 with underlying profit after tax (UPAT) of $104.1 million, up 37%, and statutory net profit... Read more continue reading

Centrepoint partners with Steadfast Group

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Centrepoint Alliance Premium Funding Pty Ltd (‘Centrepoint’) and Steadfast Group Limited (‘Steadfast’) have announced the appointment of Centrepoint to become a preferred partner and provider of insurance premium funding facilities... Read more continue reading

Credit Specialist extends commercial loan terms to 25 years

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Credit Specialist La Trobe Financial announced that it has extended the loan terms available on commercial lending products to 25 years. This includes La Trobe Financial’s commercial SMSF product. Mr... Read more continue reading

AMP reports A$382 million net profit for 1H 14

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AMP Limited has reported a net profit of A$382 million for the half year to 30 June 2014[1], down  3 per cent on A$393 million reported for 1H 13. Underlying profit[2] was... Read more continue reading

Westpac Institutional Bank appoints Rachel Slade as General Manager, Global Transactional Services

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Westpac has announced the appointment of Rachel Slade to the position of General Manger, Global Transactional Services (GTS). A member of Westpac Institutional Bank’s Executive Team, Ms Slade will oversee global transactional... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Investments appoints George Moromalos as Head of Research and Consultant Relationships

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Perpetual Investments yesterday announced it has appointed George Moromalos as Head of Research and Consultant Relationships. Mr Moromalos will join Perpetual Investments on Monday 22 September and moves into the role... Read more continue reading

AMP lifts adviser education standards and launches customer panel

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AMP has announced it will implement a series of measures across its licensee groups that aim to significantly lift the bar on adviser professionalism and reinforce its existing commitment to... Read more continue reading

HUB24 to acquire boutique licensee Paragem

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HUB24  is pleased to announce it has executed an agreement to acquire the independently owned financial planning licensee Paragem Pty Ltd (Paragem). Paragem is a leading boutique dealer group, founded... Read more continue reading