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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... and, the consumer confidence index had a lower starting point in May (95.1) than in August (99.1). Australian housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data that showed the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... Brody - chief executive of Consumer Action Law Centre, Geoff Derrick - national assistant secretary at the Finance Sector Union, Sarah Saunders - chief advocate at national seniors and Dr Deen Sanders - chief executive of the Professional Standards A ...

FIIG appoints former Wallaby to senior QLD role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... executive Mark Paton said: "Mark has an impressive and diverse professional background including successful careers in finance, wealth management, directorships and the law. His success in professional rugby union as a player and in governance roles ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... with a union or employer body deemed to be from the same gene pool. Yet four in five directors from bank owned funds are finance industry insiders," Whiteley said.

Industry super warns against uniform laws

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... are unnecessary and unjustified. It wants the government to focus on governance problems in other parts of the finance sector instead of tackling its funds, which are governed by boards evenly made up of union members and employer groups. "We would caution ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Bank's monthly business survey for May are due out. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will also release its housing finance data for April. In Australia, the stock market on Friday had its worst weekly performance in three years, with a massive $75 ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... index fell 0.79 per cent as the tense stand off between heavily indebted Greece and its creditors hung over a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations in Germany. Locally on Friday, HIA releases its new home sales and the Reserve ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... cent lower to 4,751.95 points. The Greek market, however, crashed 3.83 per cent, closing at 859.70 points after eurozone finance ministers began a key meeting over Athens' controversial proposals to overhaul its bailout from international creditors. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... and giving rise to fears that the country could exit the eurozone -- what is being dubbed a "Grexit". The country's new finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, will visit three European Union capitals next week to push the government's agenda for a renegotiated ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... March, Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos was forced to step aside due to his involvement in an ICAC investigation. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann took over, sought more consultation and took FoFA through yet another Senate inquiry. In June, the ...