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NAB builds banking team, cuts fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... most to Australia," Healy said. In a separate announcement, the bank said it is removing over 100 fees as part of a fee clean-up program. NAB plans remove legal fees for business lending customers, repeat statement fees and extra fees applied on top ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has kept its initials but picked a French name, as its chief executive and financial officer announce a rebrand and operational update under its new owner. CFSGAM will henceforth be called First Sentier Investments ...

IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... entering the environment will be equivalent to removing almost 70,000 cars from the road. This target gained momentum when the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) invested $150 million last year to help drive emissions reductions and promote greater ...

CBA remediation bill drags performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... CBA employed 42,921 people as at FY19, about 459 more than the prior year. CBA recently faced mounting pressure to come clean as to the extent of its planned job cuts across its branches and technology division, alleged to affect 10,000 employees. Wealth ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology will address the Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said the AFA is delighted to welcome Senator ...

Australian equity markets remain clean: ASIC

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Australia is among the most efficient or "cleanest" equity markets compared with the rest of the world, according to a recent ASIC review. The review by ASIC found Australian equity markets continue to operate with "a high degree of integrity". Measuring ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... interest rate over a number of years for their investment - functioning similarly to a term deposit. RateSetter's National Clean Energy lending market allows people to apply for the loans to purchase solar panels and batteries. RateSetter targets retail ...

MLC Super updates TPD cover, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
MLC Super has changed the way it assesses total and permanent disablement (TPD) claims for all working members from 1 July 2019. For members who have worked for 13 months before lodging a claim, MLC Super will determine if the member is unable to work ...

Future Super to offer investment app

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... fund claiming to offer a portfolio containing "a large exposure to projects that focus on renewable energy and support a clean energy future." "Each investment will generate its returns from exposure to different infrastructure projects and other underlying ...