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ANZ appoints new chief risk officer for Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
ANZ has appointed Jennifer Evans as chief risk officer for Australia, it was announced today. Since 2010, Evans has held the role of chief risk officer for New Zealand where she had responsibility for wholesale and retail credit risk, market, operating ...

Water fund recommended

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Rating agency Zenith has recommended the Blue Sky Water Fund, which trades physical water assets that it says are uncorrelated to mainstream investments. The Blue Sky Water Fund is an unlisted fund operating in the alternatives space which focuses on ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Just give me a reason, any reason. There were big central bank meetings overnight -- the European Central Bank and the Bank of England debated their respective monetary policy settings - but nothing changed. It was same old, same old. So you could imagine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
All Australian political parties have been told to leave superannuation laws alone by the Financial Services Council, which said that the industry has 'had enough'. Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden this morning hit out at politicians ...

No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
There is enough power in the market for the rally to reach a fresh record high, according to InStreet Investment's managing director George Lucas. The ASX has enjoyed a strong start to 2013, gaining almost 6% since 1 January, and while there are still ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has rebounded slightly from its weak start. At 1045 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,916.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.8 points, or 0.08 per ...

ASIC cancels national planning firm's license

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
National financial planning business AAA Financial Intelligence has had its license revoked by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after it had 'comprehensively and repeatedly' failed to comply with the Corporations Act 2001 ...

Anova wins tech industry recognition

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
DST Global Solutions' Anova investment data software has been named 'best-in-class' in the CEB TowerGroup Wealth Management report. To compile the report CEB TowerGroup collected qualitative and quantitative data from interviews with industry experts ...

New claimants join class action against CBA

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
New claimants will participate in a class action brought against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia over the sale of complex debt instruments by Gloucester Shire Council in NSW and self-managed superannuation fund Clurname in the Federal Court last ...