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Basel II for Australia in 2008

APRA has decided the new global supervisory framework for assessing the capital adequacy of deposit-taking institutions, Basel II, will be fully implemented in Australia by January 1, 2008. The framework was developed by the Basel Committee on Banking ...

ANZ Job Ads survey finds ads at three year high

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2004
The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 5 per cent in October to an average of 23,147 per week, according to the latest ANZ job advertisements survey. October's increase reversed a 1.8 per cent fall in September and ...

New guide on rebates and commissions

A guide on rebates and related payments in the wealth management industry has been jointly released by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Financial Planner Association (FPA) to improve both payment and remuneration practices. ...

Bogus Insurance Broker pleads guilty

Marcus Anthony has pleaded guilty in the NSW Central Court to fraud and operating as an unlicensed insurance broker. Mr Anthony was alleged to have acted as an insurance broker without and agent without holding a license, misappropriated client funds ...

NZ interest rates rise

The cash rate in New Zealand now sits at 6.5 per cent after Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) again raised interest rates by 25 basis points, the sixth such increase since January 2004. RBNZ Director Dr Allen Bollard cited the strength in New Zealand's ...

Over 17 years' gaol for Bo Long investment scheme operators

ASIC has announced the sentencing of Donna Ho to nine years' gaol with a non-parole period of three years after she pleaded guilty to nine charges of dishonestly using over $1.5 million of investors' money, and the sentencing of Mark Sweeney to eight-and-a-half ...

ASIC accepts National Australia Bank's enforceable undertaking

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from National Australia Bank (National) designed to improve the bank's key systems and controls under its Australian financial services license (AFSL) after the foreign currency options trading losses National ...

MIG announces winning bid for Chicago Skyway toll bridge

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2004
Macquarie Infrastructure Group today confirmed it had been selected as preferred bidder for 100 per cent of the Chicago Skyway toll bridge concession. The consortium offered the city of Chicago a total purchase price of $US1.82 billion, or $A2.5 billion ...

Breast Cancer and Heart disease top insurance claims

Breast cancer is one of the highest insurance claims for Aviva Australia. According to Aviva the average number of annual claims for breast cancer now makes up 27 per cent of the insurer's claims. For the insurer this means more than $8 million in payments ...

Moores Legal beefs up estate planning business

Through its merger with boutique law firm SJQ, Moores legal aims to extend its services into estate planning. The merger will take place from 1 January 2005. "We have always believed that estate planning involves broader considerations than just wills ...