"FINANCIAL REPORTING"

Funds management

IRESS boss, Andrew Walsh has challenged claims that the financial services technology industry is not meeting the financial planning industry’s real needs....

Financial planning

IOOF managing director, Christopher Kelaher has pointed to a reshaping of the business with an emphasis on its wealth capabilities through strategic acquisitions....

News

The Commonwealth Bank has reported another solid six month result but its wealth management division continues to labour under the burden of a difficult insurance busines...

Financial planning

AMP Limited has confirmed a deliberate run-down of adviser numbers at the same time as announcing a full-year net loss of $344 million driven by problems in its insurance...

News

Financial services technology provider, GBST has flagged an earnings downgrade on the back of lower services revenue and challenges in the UK....

Accounting

The ATO should compensate accountants for their lost time and productivity due to the continuing technology issues with the ATO portal, according to the Institute of Publ...

Policy & Regulation

Westpac has emerged as the latest major bank to reveal the manner in which regulatory and compliance costs are dragging on its wealth management businesses....

Life/Risk

ANZ has flagged the sale of its Australian life insurance, advice and superannuation investments business in Australia....

Financial planning

Perpetual Limited is seeing its strategy pay off with a solid full-year result and positive signs across its divisions....

Funds management

Fiducian Group said it would remain acquisitive as it looked to build scale on the back of a solid full-year result....

Funds management

NAB has reported lower third-quarter cash earnings, and attributed its recent rate decision to higher funding costs....

Funds management

While the discontinuation of business in the UK has dragged on NAB’s half-year result, NAB Wealth has shone with a 12 per cent increase in cash earnings....

Financial planning

Life insurers are not only facing renewed political and regulatory scrutiny, they are facing mixed signals from the life/risk market....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has defended the importance of the life insurance industry and pointed to a code of practice being in place in July....

People & Products

Praemium Limited has appointed former NAB senior executive, Anna Itsiopoulos to the newly-created role of general manager, Australia....

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