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CBA appoints litigators as customer advocates

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has appointed three law firms as independent customer advocates for its Open Advice Review compensation program. Maurice Blackburn, Shine Lawyers and Slater and Gordon have been appointed to support individual customers through ...

Link acquires proxy solicitation firm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Global share registry and investor relations provider Link Group has acquired D.F. King, a global proxy solicitation firm, after an agreement was reached with its North American partner, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST). Link and AST, both ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Perhaps they cheated and have had a little peep at the data, but last night's advance estimate of US third quarter real GDP growth confirmed the Fed's positive outlook on the economy and gave meat to its decision to end its quantitative easing programme. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve confirmed it would end its asset-buying program. At 0808 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,431. ...

Global deflation - the next worry?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
The details are still sketchy as I type but the shootings at Canada's Parliament in Ottawa may just have been the reason dip-buyers were waiting for to cash in the gains they bought during the previous week's bigger than usual dips. Not because of oil ...

FPA chair Rowe stands down, Kendall takes the reins

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Matthew Rowe has ended his two year term at the head of the organisation's board and will be replaced by Tupicoffs financial planner and pro bono advice advocate Neil Kendall. Board member and iPac chief ...

Van Eyk starts due diligence with potential buyer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Van Eyk administrator Moore Stephens has entered into an exclusivity arrangement with a potential buyer of the van Eyk Australian business which is now conducting due diligence. Moore Stephens will nevertheless recommend moving the research business ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open solidly higher after international markets returned to positive territory following heavy losses earlier in last week. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 68 points at ...

AFA crowns Adviser and Practice of the Year

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
Complete Financial Balance has been named the first AFA Practice of the Year and Dartnall Advisers' principal and senior adviser Eleanor Dartnall has been crowned Adviser of the Year. Sponsored by Zurich, the awards were presented at a gala dinner at ...

Labor considers ban on insurance commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
The Labor Party will consider introducing a ban on life insurance adviser commissions into its policy platform in response to last week's damning report on life risk advice from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at ...