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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
... advisers 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
... senior 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 ...

QIC closes renewable energy fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... the 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 ...

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 ...

New CEO for Kinetic Super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... this year. Prior to that, he held multiple roles at NAB and its subsidiaries, including executive director of national Australia corporate services, MLC's general manager, retirement solutions and general manager, retirement strategy at JANA Investment ...

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 ...

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Industry Super Australia wants a "better off test" requiring banks and other financial services providers to demonstrate that switching a member's superannuation will be beneficial. Additionally the representative group is calling for banks to ban all ...

Future of advice to be shaped by the customer

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... face to 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 ...