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SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

ASIC acted only when claims hit "tsunami level"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
A former employee of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has condemned the fact that the regulator acted only when the volume of complaints "reached tsunami level." In a submission to the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance ...

Platinum offers $15,000 financial planning scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Platinum Asset Management, together with the Neilson Foundation, has launched a new scholarship for financial planning undergraduates, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced. The scholarships will be offered through five Australian universities ...

Tailor advice to each generation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Advisers should tailor their communication strategies to suit the needs of each generation, but in the age of internet, face to face meetings are still the clients' preferred system to communicate with advisers. An AFA white paper revealed that, while ...

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013

Over 1 million customers breakup with banks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
Over one million Australians have stopped dealing with their financial institution in the last year, despite customer retention efforts. The majority, about 855,000 people, ended a relationship with a bank, a Roy Morgan Research Consumer Single Source ...

BUSSQ members happiest in Australia

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Industry fund BUSSQ is doing a better job of keeping its members satisfied than any other Australian super fund, according to research by Investment Trends. Investment Trends 2013 Member Sentiment & Communications Report found that 83% of BUSSQ members ...

Esemplia write-down almost complete

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
US fund manager Legg Mason is close to completing the Australian portion of its write down of struggling emerging market subsidiary Esemplia. Legg Mason Australia head of marketing communications Anthony Pesutto said redemptions for one last "major" ...

Vanguard on staff hunt after sales restructure

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Investment manager Vanguard has combined its retail and institutional sales teams, appointing Michael Lovett as head of distribution for the retail and institutional channels. As a result of the restructure, Vanguard head of institutional sales Julie ...

Thousands of finance workers face axe: FSU

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Several thousand jobs could be at risk in the financial services industry, despite the sector being in strong shape according to the Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU). The media and communications manager at the FSU Leanne Shingles said that last ...