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Banking and super groups back parliamentary recommendations

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... financial services industry. Public responses to a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the issue were due recently and Australian Bankers' Association chief executive, Steve Munchenberg, said the industry is committed to higher standards and stronger consumer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open a touch lower, as gains on Wall Street offset losses in the local market on Thursday. At 0648 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,615. US stocks have pushed higher ...

Big end of town to face Senate over bad advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Parliament about cases of misconduct by CBA advisers and he tabled the motion for an inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in mid-2013. "We need to know if banks have any evidence of criminal activity ...

Vertically-integrated advice model can work

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Despite recent controversies, vertical integration can work if implemented properly, according to Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Steven MA1/4nchenberg. Speaking at the ASIC Annual Forum, MA1/4nchenberg said that conflicts were inherent ...

Advice register more detailed than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... profile. The register will launch on March 31 and it is an initiative supported by all industry bodies. The Australian Bankers Association said following the release of the regulations that "a financial adviser register will enhance transparency and ...

Challenger nabs CBA exec for top funds management role

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... Saines has been appointed Challenger chief executive of funds management, Challenger confirmed in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). He will be in charge of a business with $53 billion in funds under management that includes Challenger ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Financial Wisdom (FW) customers being made public by the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC). The inquiry, chaired by Labor Senator Mark Bishop, grilled ASIC commissioners ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... do." While Kelly gave no hint as to what her next move would be she highlighted her roles as chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association and a non-executive director of the Business Council of Australia and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children. ...

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... collapse, according to Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen). Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, Aberdeen head of Australian fixed income Nick Bishop said that investors and SMSF trustees had been given a greater degree of access and empowerment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal ...