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Commonwealth Bank to add crypto services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank will become the first bank in Australia to offer the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto assets via a strategic partnership with Gemini and Chainalysis. The bank has designed a crypto exchange and custody service which will be offered ...

Goldman Sachs promotes five in ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Australia and New Zealand and has been in that role for more than 14 years. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and NSW Treasury. Chong is head of industrials for Australia and New Zealand and has been with the firm for more ...

Fiducian acquires $1.1bn advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Fiducian was the successful bidder for the $1.1 billion financial advice subsidiary of a national bank. People's Choice Credit Union (PCCU) has sold its financial advice business to the ASX-listed group, in a move that continues Fiducian's ambitious ...

FASEA to reword Standard 3

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has opened a round of consultation to amend the wording of Standard 3. Following concerns raised by the industry, FASEA is now asking stakeholders what they want the wording of Standard 3 to state ...

CDPP drops cartel charges against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... Corbally said: "We maintained all along ANZ acted in accordance with the law in relation to the placement. We defended the bank and Rick on that basis and we are pleased the matter is now behind us." The bank said it welcomed the decision by the CDPP ...

Westpac profit jumps 138%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Westpac reported a whopping 138% jump in statutory profit to $5.5 billion in its full-year September 2021 results. The bank attributed the earnings jump to a combination of turning around impairment charges and growing its mortgages, institutional and ...

CBA pleads guilty to selling junk insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank pleaded guilty to 30 criminal charges relating to misselling consumer credit insurance. The charges were brought by ASIC and relate to CBA's promotion and sale of CreditCard Plus and Loan Protection policies as an add-on insurance ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... inflation rate soared to 4.9% in the third quarter of this year (from 3.3% in the June quarter) - both more than the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's (RBNZ) remit requiring the central bank to keep inflation within the 1% to 3%. What's the RBNZ ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Two major pieces of legislation have been introduced in parliament, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The scheme facilitates the reimbursement of up to $150,000 to compensate consumers affected by bad personal advice, credit intermediation ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) appointed the former chief executive of Women in Super as general manager, professional development. Sandra Buckley led Women in Super for the past eight years where she was responsible for ...