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ASIC to crack down on big four, AMP and Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... activities." It will focus on the financial advice arms of AMP, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB), ANZ, Westpac/BT Financial Group and Macquarie Group. "The quality of financial advice can be affected by an adviser's conflicts of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... S&P 500 rose 1.29 per cent. Locally, Commonwealth Bank has added 80 cents to $77.34, ANZ has climbed 57 cents to $32.50, Westpac has lifted 51 cents to $33.61 and National Australia Bank is 49 cents higher at $33.64. Among the miners, BHP Billiton has ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... Big lenders are driving the gains. The Commonwealth Bank had risen 84.5 cents to $76.775, ANZ was up 41 cents at $31.99, Westpac gained 48 cents to $33.21 and National Australia Bank was 28 cents higher at $33.16. Among the major miners, BHP Billiton ...

The pathway to professionalism

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... think this is a good idea as well and they follow." They did. Two months later, AMP, National Australia Bank (NAB) and Westpac have put in place higher requirements. The remaining big pillar of the industry, ANZ, has said that it is currently looking ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... same period in 2013. Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank was down 68 cents at $74.77, ANZ was down 25 cents at $31.12, Westpac was down 23 cents at $32.23 and National Australia Bank was 32 cents weaker at $32.22. Telstra was 3.5 cents lower at $5.345. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... 6.5 cents to $3.71. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank rose 63 cents to $74.75, ANZ gained two cents to $31.17, Westpac lifted 4.5 cents to $32.18, while National Australia Bank was 14 cents higher at $32.36. Telstra was up eight cents to $5.37. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new motor vehicle sales figures for September, while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. The Future Fund gives its six monthly update. In equities news ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... Fortescue Metals 25 cents higher at $3.71. Commonwealth Bank had added 19 cents to $74.32, ANZ was up seven cents at $31.08, Westpac had found 23 cents to $32.13 and NAB was 23 cents higher at $32.05. Telstra shares were up two cents at $5.26 after the ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... large-scale write-downs of fossil fuel assets are "almost inevitable". It then attempts to estimate each bank's exposure. Westpac scored the highest, followed by NAB, with ANZ and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) in last place. CBA had by far the largest wealth ...

BT launches 'ground-breaking' advice register

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... announced it would be lifting education standards for all its advisers. By the end of 2019 all advisers employed in the Westpac, St. George, Bank of Melbourne and Bank SA networks will have to hold a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Fellow Chartered ...