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NAB redundancies in full swing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
The Finance Sector Union of Australia believes NAB is not doing enough to retrain or reskill the 6000 employees that will be made redundant over the next three years. Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) national secretary Julia Angrisano said many ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... that could either preserve or disrupt the status quo. In America, President Donald Trump will deliver his 'State of the Union' address and the Fed meets for the first time this year (and Madam Yellen's last). In Europe, we'll get the latest update on ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... UNCTAD said. Developing Asia regained its position as the largest FDI recipient region in the world, followed by the European Union and North America. The report showed cross-border mergers and acquisitions declined in 2017, after three years of growth. ...

ASIC puts corner-cutting advisers on notice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... account holder's wishes does not meet the standards expected by ASIC, the regulator said. In June 2017, the Finance Sector Union of Australia called out NAB Financial Planning for 'systemic and cultural issues' after it was revealed that a compliance ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... in its December 2017 monetary policy statement, "Developments regarding the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union - and in particular the reaction of households, businesses and asset prices to them - remain the most significant influence ...

An industry fund vision for retirement comfort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... had been several years in the making, having first presented supporting research and modelling to the Australian Services Union in 2014, suggesting they include the program in their staff enterprise agreements. "Our research suggested that if you ask ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... have to be recorded and kept in a vault, he said. He urged Australian entities with financial instruments within a European Union trading venue to take all the necessary precautions and steps to provide best execution to clients by documenting, monitoring ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Federal Government expanding the remit of the banking Royal Commission to include the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
The inclusion of superannuation in the Royal Commission into banks and the broader financial services sector will not delay any proposed or announced policy initiatives on super, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. ...

Government caves to banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... Royal Commission was "crucial", adding Turnbull only agreed to it "when the banks told him he had to." The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has consistently pushed for a Royal Commission. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the quickest way to rebuild ...