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Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... predatory lending," he said. "These people were keen to get a loan and some actually feel like it is an honour or achievement if a bank is good enough and respectful enough and trusting enough to give them the money." Brandson noted that "when things ...

TAL life chief actuary to head global association

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... president John Newman said. "On behalf of the Actuaries Institute, I would like to congratulate Fred on this outstanding achievement and for his significant contributions to the profession both in Australia and on the global stage," he added.

Platinum offers $15,000 financial planning scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... approximately 20 students annually at $15,000 per student. Platinum will also offer prizes for outstanding academic achievement. To be considered, a student must be studying full time and major in financial planning. The scholarship will typically be ...

Peak6 reopens to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... institutions has helped US hedge fund manager Peak6 achieve one of the fastest growing launches in recent times. The group's Achievement fund launched in September 2012 and has already grown to US$1.55 billion in funds under management. The rapid growth ...

AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... will be effective from 31 October 2013 following the annual AVCAL conference on the Gold Coast. She said her main achievement at the helm of AVCAL has been "the normalisation of private equity within the economy in terms of perceptions." "Very shortly ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... recession.A That's more than half of Australia's 23 million head count!A Fifty-three percent to be exact. This is a great achievement in any book.A Yet, Australians can't help but whinge, whinge and whinge and worry, worry and worry some more. One can ...

Energy Super CEO named fund executive of the year

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... Executive Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with AMP Capital, recognises outstanding leadership, innovation and achievement by a fund executive within the Australian superannuation industry. The award includes a $20,000 education grant for Petrou ...

Centrepoint locks-in CEO with incentive bonus

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... Centrepoint and PIS managing director John De Zwart as a long term incentive. The issue of shares is subject to the achievement of growth targets in the underlying profit of the company over the next three financial years. "It is a way of aligning the ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Michael O'Sullivan, former President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has been honoured by the International Corporate Governance Council (ICGN) with a special award for achievements in corporate governance O'Sullivan was ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... itself. Over the last five years Platinum has beaten the market by an average of 5% per year net of fees, a remarkable achievement for a group with around $20 billion in assets under management. "How many fund managers out there can say that they actually ...