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CBA refunds $7.6 million to 8400 customers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has started contacting more than 8000 customers to refund a total of $7.6 million after failing to apply fee waivers and ongoing benefits to its AgriAdvantage Plus package holders. The failure occurred over several years ...

National Achievement Awards to recognise top executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Nominations for the 2015 National Achievement Awards A close on November 6 and hype is already building around who will collect this year's top prizes. The National Achievement Awards are a joint initiative by La Trobe Financial and Financial Standard ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Voting has opened for the SelectingSuper 2015 Consumer Choice award division of the SelectingSuper fund and product awards. This is the third year SelectingSuper has run the Consumer Choice award, with past winners being UniSuper in 2013 and EnergySuper ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Who can you bank on, who can you trust? Westpac, you can bank on us! I haven't landed in this great land yet when this catchy jingle from Westpac's ad was playing on Australian TV back in 1989. Thanks to tech magic, I can play, rewind and replay it ...

SelectingSuper fund award nominees announced

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
SelectingSuper has announced the nominees for the 2015 annual super fund and product awards to be held on 18th November at the RACV Club in Melbourne. The annual awards which are sponsored and supported by La Trobe Financial, acknowledge the best funds ...

New IAG boss signals digital disruption focus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
IAG has set out to embrace digital disruption in naming the person to replace the retiring Mike Wilkins as managing director and chief executive. Peter Harmer will take over the role on 16 November 2015, though Wilkins, who led the business for seven ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Debate around definitions for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims through superannuation funds has again come under the spotlight. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event in Sydney this morning ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million. The property, 19 Corporate Avenue, Rowville, is a 20,950 square-metre site which incorporates a modern, 12,300 square-metre ...

Rubinsztein leaves CBA, joins industry fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Commonwealth Bank general manager of retirement Nicolette Rubinsztein will join the board of an industry superannuation fund as independent director. UniSuper's board has two more independent directors: chairman Chris Cuffe and former chief executive ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Oh-em-gee! Australia, for sure and for certain, is in trouble now. Economic growth has slowed to a crawl - a mere 0.2% in the second quarter - and that 2.5% below-trend growth in the first quarter we've all been moaning about has fallen below-er trend ...