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CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
CFA Societies in Australia and New Zealand have launched an initiative to encourage investors to assert their rights and demand higher standards of ethical conduct from the financial services industry and finance professionals. Investor First Week in ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi appears to have dragged out his promised action on monetary policy long enough. While the ECB announced no changes in monetary policy after its Governing Council meeting last night - the benchmark rate at ...

New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
New information about the sales-driven culture inside the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit has prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to leap to advisers' defense. Tonight's airing of 'Banking Bad' on the ABC's Four Corners program ...

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
The Economics Committee conducting the inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will present the Senate with "a widespread report that will include the industries' black holes and dark corners." The ...

World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The World Bank has made its innovative Green Bond available for the first time in Australia, with the issue of $300 million worth of five year fixed rate bonds. UniSuper was the cornerstone investor, putting $100 million in the Kangaroo Green Bond ...

ANZ launches bank-aligned news site

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
ANZ has launched BlueNotes, a corporate digital publication that includes news, opinion and insights from bank executives. "The publication forms part of a strategy to be a leader in engagement with customers, stakeholders and employees through digital ...

Super fund CEOs compete on breast cancer fundraiser

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia is the super industry's frontrunner in the race to see who can raise the most money for breast cancer research. As part of Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic - the largest breast cancer research fundraiser in Australia ...

Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
Bucking the trend of producing New Year outlook, Credit Suisse has considered remote scenarios including house prices rising by more than 10% and the dollar appreciating to post float highs in a new research paper. Entitled "Wild Ideas Down-under for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Australian sharemarket has staged a moderate recovery to buck a negative lead from the US overnight. After spending three consecutive days in the red, stocks were up two-thirds of a per cent soon after the open. This is despite Wall Street having ...

'Funding Australia's growth' top priority for Murray Inquiry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013