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CBA follows ASIC's lead in Senate submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... its customers." The bank also defends its compensation policy to clients affected by financial planner Don Nguyen, despite law firm Maurice Blackburn concerns expressed in a separate submission that clients might not have been properly compensated.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The Australian share market has surprised by opening lower amid uncertainty about the largest sweeping reforms in China in more than three decades. A strong session in the US on Friday, where stocks set all-time highs, and the economic reforms in China ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... said at a parliamentary committee today in response to a question about the government's special foreign-exchange accounts law. The country must set aside a proper amount of money to fund such actions, he said." Of course, the yen also benefitted from ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

Fair Work confirms MySuper awards regime

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) does not intend to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) despite customer submissions accusing the bank of "predatory lending." A ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans, within the next year funds will by law have to publicly disclose every single company in which they are invested, in look throughs that go down several layers. This ...

Life insurance faces worst conditions in decades

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
With shareholder returns in free fall, the life insurance industry is facing its worst conditions in decades, an Ernst & Young Australia (EY) analysis of the full year banking results found. The report noted how disability claims are rising "well beyond ...

Leading fund manager demands reporting rule change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... should have mandatory quarterly reporting of profits, cash flow and balance sheets for major listed companies. If it was the law, then the need for private briefings would be greatly diminished" he says. Abernethy concludes by drawing attention to the ...

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... that allows advisers to act without putting their clients' best interests first. However the chances of the bill becoming law are slim, as it is unlikely to pass through the US Senate and even if it did it would most likely be vetoed by President Obama ...