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New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
National Australia Bank is issuing a social bond that will enable institutional investors to directly invest in Australian organisations actively championing women and equality in the workplace. The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income ...

NAB chief promises greater accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn pledged greater accountability and consequences for those who breach codes of conduct at the second round of the banking inquiry in Canberra on Friday. Thorburn and chief operating officer Anthony ...

NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Answering to strong investor demand, National Australia Bank launched a public offshore green bond valued at €500 million ($690 million). Reported as the first of its kind issued by an Australian bank and the biggest green bond from an Australian ...

NAB hires former NSW premier

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
National Australia Bank appointed former New South Wales premier Mike Baird as its chief customer officer, corporate and institutional banking. Baird started his career in banking with NAB in 1989 and worked for Deutsche Bank and HSBC prior to entering ...

Banks flag adviser transparency in customer program

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... with histories of poor conduct; and an independent review of the Code of Banking Practice. ABA chair and National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn said: "This program of initiatives is our commitment to continue to raise the standards ...

CareSuper names first of several hires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... account manager at MetLife. He has also held roles at ANZ, Telstra Super, AMP, Colonial First State and National Australia bank. CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander said Hill's appointment reflects the fund's continued focus on improving its life ...

QIC closes renewable energy fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... Silverton Wind Farm upon completion. The lenders to Silverton Wind Farm are Westpac Banking Corporation, National Australia Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Societe Generale and DBS Bank. Adding to the $800 million ...

Two of the big four in ASIC spotlight

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC accepted enforceable undertakings from National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia following an investigation by the corporate regulator. The undertakings relate to the banks' wholesale spot foreign exchange businesses. ASIC determined ...

NAB and Nippon Life complete sale

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
A $2.4 billion sale of National Australia Bank's life insurance business to Nippon Life was finalised yesterday. Following the sale NAB said its MLC Life Insurance business would see changes to the board of parent entity, MLC Limited. Joining the MLC ...

Future of advice to be shaped by the customer

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... face advice will be determined by the customer, according to general manager of advice partnerships at National Australia Bank, Ross Barnwell. Speaking with Financial Standard, Barnwell made note that when it comes to the use of digital and face to face ...