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Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... both the present situation as well as expectations regarding economic conditions conducted monthly by Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MI). The WBC-MI consumer sentiment index is derived ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Group insurers not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple superannuation funds and life insurance premiums is equivalent to theft, according to today's life insurance parliamentary inquiry. Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... from their respective positions on the board. New electee Whitfield is also a director at New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) and until recently, was secretary of NSW Treasury and of NSW Industrial Relations. Prior to NSW Treasury, Whitfield ...

CBA commits to bond-structured climate change solutions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is aiming to grow the climate and green-aligned bond sector in Australia with a new global partnership. The bank, who arranged $1.02 billion of climate bonds into the Australia medium term note market in the 2017 financial year ...

AZ NGA continues acquisition spree

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
AZ Next Generation Advisory completed its 31st transaction in just over two years with the acquisition of an advice practice previously licensed under Charter Financial Planning. Farrow Hughes Mulcahy (FHM) currently employs eight advisers who specialise ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
More than sixty major financial services institutions are supporting marriage equality in the lead up to the highly anticipated postal survey on same-sex marriage. Financial services businesses ranging from superannuation funds AustralianSuper and HESTA ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
Operational complexities are holding life companies back from improving and modernising the life insurance industry, and leaving customers very confused as to exactly what they are insured for, a public hearing found. TAL group chief executive and managing ...

ASIC links previously banned adviser to court proceedings

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
A previously banned adviser has been added to ASIC's proceedings against Wealth and Risk Management and its related companies following a successful Federal Court application. Joshua Fuoco, owner of WRM and its related companies Yes FP and Jeca (trading ...

Former politician to chair Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... it is an honour to be invited to chair a company with such a proud history and promising future. "EQT is a special corporation that fulfils an important role in Australia, being trusted with the independent care and administration of people's wealth ...

Government names advice standards chief

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... manager of Financial Services Education Agency Australia. He has also held roles at New England Credit Union, The Why Corporation and Financial Services Education Agency Australia. FASEA chair Catherine Walter said Sanders is "eminently qualified to ...