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Cash for Christmas

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... with more than $250 million outstanding. This money has been provided to ASIC by banks, life insurance companies, credit unions and companies who have been the subject of a takeover in 2007.

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
A coalition of industry bodies, including CHOICE, Industry Super Network and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has launched a national advertising campaign targeting regulatory reform that abolishes commission-based remuneration for planners. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... small business survey. In companies news, KPMG releases its annual survey of Australia's Building Societies and Credit Unions. AMP Ltd chief executive Craig Dunn addresses the TransTasman Business Circle. Petsec Energy holds an investor briefing about ...

BUSS(Q) seeks Asian exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... ex-Japan mandate, and has terminated investments with QIC, Dexion, Warakirri Asset Management and Morgan Stanley. The Building Unions Superannuation Scheme (Queensland), which had $1.46 billion at the end of June, is looking to boost its exposure to ...

IFSA appoints Brogden as CEO

IFSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... successful merger with HCF. He was the independent chairman of Abacus, the industry body representing Australia's credit unions, building societies and friendly societies from 2006 to 2009. Brogden was a member of the NSW Parliament from 1996 to 2005 ...

Berry Fin Services ready for next growth phase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... provides financial advice to the credit union members. I have a background in that area anyway and it means we can help credit unions service their members better." Alex Hutchison, managing director at ComCorp, said the firm bought an equity holding ...

Half a billion up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... consumers and retail investors, encouraged people to search for their unclaimed money, which could be found from banks, credit unions, building societies, life insurance companies and friendly societies. "Searching is free and there's no cost involved ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Just as leading Unions have stepped up their battle against lifting the retirement age, the government has been forced to dismiss their claims for special rules for manual workers labelling them unfair. The Australian newspaper today reported that the ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Super funds, insurance firms and credit unions have just three weeks to deliver a written submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on effectively managing information technology (IT) risk. The regulatory body said IT risk ...

Govt drafts new credit regime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... beginning of next year. ACL holders must meet a set of minimum standards before they can operate. Under the bill, banks, credit unions, finance companies and other lenders will be classified. Credit providers, credit advisers, mortgage brokers and credit ...