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Call general advice 'sales': CBA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... providers where they are not providing financial advice. "Emphasis should be placed on building and enhancing financial sector supervisory models that are forward looking and which promote the governance structures, corporate culture and management systems ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... for APRA," the regulator said. But it noted that "the expert skills that APRA needs are also in demand in the financial sector, so it is critical that APRA maintain its attractiveness as an employer." The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) and the Australian ...

FSC Conference: Experts forecast FSI outcomes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... themes that gave clues to where FSI chairman David Murray might make recommendations. These were: preserving financial sector and fiscal stability, making vertical integration fit for purpose, competitive neutrality and international policy integration. ...

Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... retirees are unprepared for these decisions," the 460-page report says. More broadly, the review finds the overall financial sector has performed reasonably well and many of its elements don't require substantial change. But it also warns there is no ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... to the Economics Committee report, Abbott said that "the government has already commissioned a review of the financial sector more generally and that will include the role of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and whether more needs ...

Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... report," the prime minister told reporters in Melbourne. The government has already commissioned a review of the financial sector more generally and that will include the role of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and whether more needs ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business 2012-13 -- reveals that despite the rapid changes in the financial sector, including the development of Internet banking, many businesses in the financial and insurance services industry aren't ...

Westpac appoints head of private bank in Asia

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... private banking services and operations across Asia. D'Souza has more than 25 years' regional experience in the financial sector. He joins Westpac from ANZ, where he was regional director for its Private Bank, Asia, responsible for growing the private ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... shares fell 4.1 per cent. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell, with London hit by downbeat earnings in the financial sector, while the ongoing Ukraine crisis clouded sentiment, dealers said. London's FTSE 100 slid 0.35 per cent to close at 6,798.56 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... results. In Australia, the market on Monday had a flat day as gains among the miners were offset by falls in the financial sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 4.1 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 5,462.2. The broader All Ordinaries index added ...

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Entireti names former Perpetual chief as chair

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Entireti has named a former chief executive of Perpetual as chair of its board.

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

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Superannuation funds are apathetic, dismissive and continue to fail members at the most basic service level, a new investigation from Super Consumers Australia (SCA) reveals, which slapped the industry with an overall failing grade on customer satisfaction.

KKR joins consortium to acquire ASX-listed Steadfast

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Global investment firm KKR has joined a consortium, including Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, as a co-lead investment partner to acquire ASX-listed general insurance broker Steadfast.

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