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Govt drafts new credit regime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The government has released a draft bill to develop a national credit licensing regime. The bill will create the Australian Credit License (ACL) which will come into effect from the beginning of next year. ACL holders must meet a set of minimum standards ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... complement its branch banking operations in Singapore, Hong Kong and Fiji, they said. Joining the Bank of Baroda is the Union Bank of India that is also interested in applying for a branch licence after opening a representative office in Sydney last ...

Gilbert to retire

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... disclosure of commissions by life insurance agents and what would later become the SIS Act. Gilbert then joined the Credit Union Services Corporation as general manager of wholesale distribution in the mid-1990s before joining the Investment Funds Association ...

APRA not interested in exec pay levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
The prudential regulator, APRA, is interested in how remuneration packages are structured, not how big they are. John Trowbridge, APRA Member, speaking at the 2009 Remuneration Forum last month said, "APRA does not see itself as the guardian of any ...

AIRC sets more default super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, only 14 per cent of Australian private sector workers are members of a trade union. However, the AIRC decision is significant because Award provisions set benchmarks for wages and conditions across the ...

Poidevin joins Pengana

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... joint head of the firm's corporate broking business. Poidevin is also a former Wallaby who represented Australia in 59 Rugby Union Tests. He captained the Wallabies in four test matches and played in two World Cups, including Australia's win in 1991. ...

UK firm launches planner competition

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
UK based, Norwich Union is running a competition targeting university graduates to find the next generation of financial advisers. Norwich Union, soon to be re-branded Aviva, launched The Future Adviser Programme with the Manchester Metropolitan University ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... its dose of positive news Tuesday, the market grew more upbeat ahead of a President Barack Obama's inaugural State of the Union address to Congress. Beaten-down financial shares gained as investors hoped for better insight into the government's plans ...

Cuscal hires customers GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
Cuscal has appointed Adrian Lovney as general manager, customers, and replaces Phil Hurley the former general manager of this role. Lovney has been with Cuscal since 1999, and worked in general manager positions in public affairs, compliance and strategy ...

More donations to help Bushfire Appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... deposits. ATM provider Cuscal is collecting staff donations which will be added to funds already collected by the Credit Union Foundation Australia and industry's peak body Abacus. To date, more than 750 properties have been destroyed, 360,000 hectares ...