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Could MySuper free-for-all lead to illegal inducements?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The removal of super from modern awards could see the big banks employing illegal or dubious methods to get new employers to sign up to their MySuper products, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Currently, super funds wishing to provide ...

Australian budget to blow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... extrapolate current trends into the future and assume that economies operate in a vacuum and that governments and central banks would sit idly by and watch everything go kaboom and other economic agents don't adjust accordingly... and global economies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... 34 cents at $38.22, Rio Tinto gained 71 cents at $65.21, and Fortescue Metals improved 8.5 cents $5.675. Among the major banks, ANZ firmed 36.5 cents to $33.915, Westpac found 35 cents at $34.81, National Australia Bank strengthened 26 cents to $35.46 ...

PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... chief executive Chris Donohoe said. "Additionally, with the moderation in China's demand for commodities, and Australian banks trading at historically elevated levels and at a significant premium to global peers, we believe it is difficult to find value ...

Westpac to open branch in Shanghai

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... Westpac has received approval to set-up a sub-branch in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ), becoming one of the first foreign banks to take advantage of the pilot program. The FTZ spans 28.78 square kilometres, and grants financial institutions exemptions ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... down four cents at $37.70, Rio Tinto had dropped 30 cents to $63.65 while Fortescue Metals was steady at $5.46. The big banks were all lower, with ANZ down $33.45, Westpac losing 10 cents to $34.38, National Australia Bank shedding 13 cents to $35.05 ...

National Seniors asks Inquiry to deliver "top quality" advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... "Government has a role to play in ensuring higher standards, greater transparency and more accountability across the system from banks and financial advisers to regulators," O'Neill continued. "The challenge is to create a strong regulatory framework ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... cents at $37.68, Rio Tinto was up 14 cents at $63.86 and Fortescue Metals was 2.5 cents weaker at $5.425. Most of the big banks were lower, with National Australia Bank down 12 cents at $35.26, Westpac down 9.5 cents at $34.505, Commonwealth Bank 13 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... said. "There's been some serious resistance around that level previously, so we're looking for a catalyst." Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had fallen 12 cents to $35.25, Westpac was down 13.5 cents at $34.335, Commonwealth Bank had lost ...

Banks eye Google Glass as tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... of the top ten banking apps on Apple Store rate above four stars and none of them belong to any of Australia's Big Four banks.