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NAB denies "new" offshoring program in face of job loss figures

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has denied that it has a "new" offshoring program, despite a Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) tally stating that 133 jobs had been offshored this year. According to an FSU tally NAB has axed 571 staff, as the bank ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... (ASFA), Professor Wheeler said enforcing strict standards of independence can increase personal conflict, worsen communication and lead to poorer decision making. This topic was prompted by the Coalition's stated intention to legislate that one third ...

Direct investment option key to retain fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... returns and a good customer service also rank high on the list. Members also consider it important that funds provide communication, free financial education and financial advice. The Member Retention report is the result of an online quantitative and ...

ATO launches superannuation video comp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... loaded on official ATO social media channels. The ATO said the best videos will be assessed by a judging panel of ATO communication professionals who will shortlist videos before deciding the winners. Winning videos will be chosen based on the criteria ...

Instreet expands online presence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... digitally than ever before," he said. "Use of social media by advisers to understand investments strategies and communication with their clients is becoming more common. That is one of the reasons we have made our website mobile phone and tablet friendly." ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australian shares have outstripped all other major asset classes over the last 30 years, according to research by Vanguard. The passive investment specialist has illustrated the importance of remaining exposed to the market over the long-term with 30-year ...

Twitter usage on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Social media is now used by 72% of online adults in the US and Twitter usage has almost doubled, with usage among young people growing the fastest. The results are part of the latest research to come out of US Pew Research Center's Internet and American ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... requirements of financial services providers that deal with retail consumers. It asked for an improvement of the communication of risks to investors and recommended improving the governance arrangements of managed investment schemes. Some $176 million ...

ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Communication with the whistleblowers who revealed poor practices within the Commonwealth Bank Financial Planning (CFP) unit was inadequate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted. ASIC recently submitted a 18-page document ...

NTAA keen to establish referral relations with advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... we want to build good relations with advisers," he said. Osborne spoke only days after his organisation released communication that looked harshly at the performance of advisers and questioned if consumers should trust them. "The wording of that statement ...