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ANZ appoints for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... experience in senior finance, strategy and marketing roles throughout Australia, Europe, the UK and US, including roles with Virgin Media and Expedia. She has also served as chief operating officer Finance, Europe for eBay, and has spent the past 18 ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Virginia Surety Company, a general insurer whose bundled add-on products included life insurance cover, has been subject to an ASIC investigation involving more than 500 customers. In a release issued by the regulator, Virginia Surety was said to have ...

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
A Budget here, and a Budget there, Budget, Budget, everywhere a Budget. Yes Virginia, it's Budget overload, there's wall to wall coverage of the Australian Federal government's 2017/18 Budget - before, during and after - its big reveal on the evening ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
"Do you really want to hurt me Do you really want to make me cry..." - Culture Club It began like just another ordinary day on Wall Street but last night it was one with an upward bias despite geo-political tremors - chemical attack in Syria and nuclear ...

Unclear disclosure costs bank $5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... credit cards have been refunded the amount of the fee charged plus interest. It will also refund more than $48,000 to 30,174 Virgin Money credit card customers for overcharging 0.1% on international transaction fee. ASIC warned consumers to be mindful ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
"I think this is something - it certainly was an interesting period of time. We all learned a lot. We learned a lot about loyalty. We learned a lot about the vote-getting process. We learned a lot about some very arcane rules in, obviously, both the ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
"The February NAB Monthly Business Survey gave back the surprisingly strong gains seen in the previous month..." This was the opening line of the NAB report on business confidence and business conditions for February. How much were given back? Business ...

Xero CFO takes on new role in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... role of CFO and chief operating officer. Narayan joined Xero as CFO in 2015, having previously held the same position at Virgin Australia, Fairfax Media, Foxtel and Vodafone Australia. His appointment follows Xero's chair, Chris Liddell, announcing his ...

Mercer undergoes global restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... marketing leader, Australia/New Zealand. The news of the restructure also follows Mercer's high-profile partnership with Virgin Super, which will see Mercer open a direct-to-consumer superannuation fund this year.

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Out with defensives, in with risks and cyclicals. The year 2017 started where 2016 left off - good tidings and cheers on the global economy and risk appetites. If there are lessons that you, I and Irene should learn over the year just passed, it is ...