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AFA focuses FSI submission on FoFA "misinformation campaign"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have asked the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to consider whether the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should have stepped in to address what the association calls a "campaign of misinformation" ...

ISA attacks financial 'short-termism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
A tendency to take a short-term approach to investment is leading to a "destruction of fundamental value" and declining levels of investment to GDP outside the mining sector, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). In its submission to the Financial ...

Incoming NAB CEO to look at "legacy issues"

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
Incoming National Australian Bank (NAB) chief executiveA and managing director Andrew Thorburn said that he will retain a core focus on the Australian and New Zealand franchises and will address the bank's ongoing legacy issues when he takes the reins ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The insurance industry is still behind when it comes to accessing and using customer data to predict consumer behaviour and design personalised products. Bravura Solutions and the Financial Services Council (FSC) conducted a poll on the life insurance ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has given out its 2014 Life Insurance Awards at a black tie event in Sydney. AMP director of insurance Megan Beer won the Industry Pioneer award, while BT Financial national manager of underwriting, new business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States continued their rise overnight. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market's opening trade was looking pretty good after encouraging US jobs and ...

NAB CEO Clyne to retire

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
National Australia Bank chief executive A and managing director Cameron Clyne is to step down from the bank in August this year, to be replaced by Bank of New Zealand boss Andrew Thorburn. Clyne said that the job had taken a personal toll and it was ...

Bank complaints over TV ads seek to "stifle" competition: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) said that major banks were behind the complaints to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in relation to the organisation's new 'Compare the Pair' television commercials. ISA deputy chief executive ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following solid manufacturing data from China. At 0830 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,410. China said its official purchasing ...

ASIC to consider complaints about ISA's 'Compare the Pair'

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will consider complaints about the new Industry Super Association (ISA) 'Compare the Pair' campaign, over concerns that they are "misleading." Commissioner Greg Tanzer confirmed that the regulator ...