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ING Australia to correct unit pricing errors

... pricing errors. The company discovered the possible unit pricing errors last May and commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct a review. Following the review, ING has voluntarily provided an Enforceable Undertaking to industry regulator ASIC ...

Future bright for investment management industry

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2005
... expectations of more than 20 per cent growth in assets under management in three years times, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) survey. The chartered accounting firm's annual Investment Management Survey of 31 investment management organisations ...

Studies show financial services see compliance as a benefit

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has conducted a survey showing the majority of financial service firms believe compliance requirements lead to improved credit ratings, reduced legal liabilities and an enhanced reputation, all of which contribute to the ...

Macquarie expands business in New Zealand through PwC purchase

In a bid to expand its wealth management business Macquarie is set to purchase PriceWaterhouseCooper's (PwC) New Zealand financial planning business. The deal came at a time when PwC planned to exit the New Zealand financial planning industry and Macquarie ...

NAB appoints ex-PWC partner to customer solutions role

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
National Australia Bank on Thursday appointed former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Cameron Clyne to the new role of executive manager of customer solutions. NAB chief executive John Stewart said Clyne, 36, will be responsible for the review of all ...

Profitable businesses invest in people: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... which did not expect to increase profits in 2004, tending to focus more on short term remedial actions to improve performance, PwC said. Companies expecting to increase profits had three primary drivers of performance in common, the survey showed. They ...

NAB report reveals critical weaknesses

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... critical weaknesses in the bank's culture, governance and risk frameworks. Following the release of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, NAB announced the head of foreign exchange in the Markets Division, Gary Dillon, would lose his job, along with ...

Some CLERP rules "excessively prescriptive"

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... oversight of audit standard-setting arrangements and audit independence, but said the FRC should also cover audit quality. He said PWC supported the proposal for an annual declaration by auditors of audit independence and the proposal for mandatory rotation ...

Australian manufacturing up 1.1 points in July: Ai Group/PwC survey

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
Activity in Australia's manufacturing sector rose marginally in July, driven by a strong contribution from the motoring industry, a new survey has found. The Performance of Manufacturing Index, compiled by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

NAB appoints new director to board

National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) has announced that former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) joint managing director John Thorn will join its board as an independent non-executive director in October. NAB chairman Charles Allen said Mr Thorn's skills and ...