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Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Superannuation fund boards should comprise a majority of independent directors including an independent chair, David Murray has recommended in the Financial System Inquiry final report. If the government implements this recommendation, it would represent ...

Make financial firms more accountable for products: FSI

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Making financial firms more accountable for the design and distribution of products and giving the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) increased powers to safeguard consumers were central recommendations in the final report of the ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Everything is political and especially so with the super-charged high stakes poker game on display in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) where the battle lines were quickly drawn between financial product providers versus consumers. And after listening ...

Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Australian banks should be forced to hold more capital to minimise their risk of failure and improve competition, the Financial System Inquiry has found. The final report of David Murray's blueprint for the future of Australia's financial system, released ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat. At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.2 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 5,364.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.7 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 5,341.7. On the ASX ...

NAS loses another super fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has lost another super fund client, with TWUSUPER switching custodians to BNP Paribas Securities Services. The $3.9 billion fund is the latest in a string of super funds, including QSuper, Sunsuper and Cbus, to take their business ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fluctuated, not moving far from its previous records after the ECB stopped short of announcing new stimulus measures. At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.1 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 5,346.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 24.1 points, or 0.45 per cent, at 5,325.3. On the ...

CPlan partners with Decimal Software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
CLEAR Planning Solutions (CPlan) has selected Decimal Software Limited to provide the technology for its outsourced paraplanning and support solutions. CPlan will also provide data migration services for Decimal customers requiring support in transitioning ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Altius Asset Management has launched a new sustainable bond fund designed to align with investors' social values without compromising investment returns over the long-term. The Altius Sustainable Bond fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian ...