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AusFIN calls for 'fairer outcomes'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
A number of associations, trade unions and interest groups have banded together to push for better regulation in financial services. The newly formed Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFIN) is made up of various bodies including industry heavyweights ...

S&G settles claims for CBA Storm clients

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Slater & Gordon has settled claims against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of more than 50 clients who borrowed from the bank to invest in schemes promoted by the failed Storm Financial. In a legal first the claims were settled using the ...

CBA on Storm damage control

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has suspended repayments for Storm Financial loan holders to the end of August and said it will pay for the cost of legal and financial advice for its affected customers. Ralph Norris, chief executive at Commonwealth ...

Account switching is too much trouble

In a parallel for consumer complaints about the difficulty in changing super funds, a new survey has shown that a majority of people think switching banks is too much of a hassle. Fifty-four per cent of the 2000 respondents to a Research International ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open weaker, following a surprise lift in rates by the Bank of England (BOE) and the European Central Bank (ECB). On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the September share price index contract was down 11 points ...
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