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NAB CEO rejigs executive team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The new National Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive Andrew Thorburn made a splash on his first day in the role, fulfilling his promise to deal with legacy issues and making major changes to the group's executive team. The changes have seen the departure ...

Unmet SMSF advice needs a boon for advisers

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
More than 286,000 self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have unmet advice needs, representing a huge opportunity for financial advisers, according to new research from Investment Trends. SMSFs who say they have unmet advice needs are prepared to pay up to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled following some disappointing earnings reports in a move that some analysts attributed to profit taking. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
Financial advisers could play a key role in protecting clients against the rise of identity theft and data fraud, Zurich Australia said. As many as 45% of financial advisers feel that offering clients protection from identity theft could add value to ...

ASIC obtains court orders against former Ballast adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Federal Court in Perth has issued orders to restrain a former Ballast Financial Management authorised representative from providing financial advice and dealing in financial products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) obtained ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
It's so stupid, it's become not funny anymore. Talks about easing geo-political risk causing investors to go back into risk assets overnight -- the same way increased geo-political risk sent them away the night before. Geo-political risk down, Wall ...

Planners in urgent need of better tech: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial advisers believe there is still room for technological improvements that would assist them in running their business more efficiently, an Investment Trends report found. Planners could benefit from better technology across the board, from ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
One more time, from the top: "I get knocked down But I get up again You're never going to keep me down." -- Chumbawamba Yeah, yeah, yeah Virginia, the financial troubles of Portugal's Banco Espiritu Santo may have stirred market anxiety last week - ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... from February 2015 to November this year. But with the strengthening British pound keeping a lid on inflation - 1.8% in April - as well as being a 'de facto' tightening, the BOE could afford to wait a bit longer. As at the close of last week's activity ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...