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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... continue to dominate debate in 2015, was the far-reaching Financial System Inquiry (FSI), chaired by former Commonwealth Bank chief executive David Murray. The FSI's interim report, published on 15 July, put vertically-integrated advice channels squarely ...

Share market rallies on Murray report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... banks hold more capital. Shares in the major banks and the small regional players are firmer, a day after former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray's final report was released by Treasurer Joe Hockey. But Mr Murray's report was vague about the levels ...

Make financial firms more accountable for products: FSI

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... final report of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that was handed down today. The inquiry headed up by former Commonwealth Bank chief executive David Murray recommended that "product issuers and distributors should take responsibility for the design ...

Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... cards to avoid paying exorbitant surcharges when paying for airline tickets and other items. Mr Murray, a former Commonwealth Bank boss and Future Fund chairman, was last year charged with undertaking the biggest health check of Australia's financial ...

Murray takes aim at industry culture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray has taken aim at the culture of the financial services industry, arguing there is an 'established mythology' of distrust that must be addressed. Speaking at an event in Sydney yesterday, Murray said that post ...

Advisers confronted with harsh reality of whistleblowing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... stressful and takes a toll on the whistleblower's life, but it is worth it because it makes a difference, former Commonwealth Bank adviser and whistleblower Jeff Morris told advisers at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress. "There's a moment ...

CBA whistleblower casts doubts over compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Former Commonwealth Bank (CBA) planner and whistleblower Jeff Morris has expressed concern over a number of aspects of the bank's Open Advice Review program to compensate victims of bad advice. The adviser, who blew the whistle on cases of advice misconduct ...

FSI recognises the "powerful force" of tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... interaction with the financial system and how the system functions," the report said. The inquiry headed by former Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive David Murray has proposed a "technology neutral" regulatory approach to address the rapid changes ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... Australia's evolving needs and support Australia's economic growth." In February this year FSI chair and former Commonwealth Bank boss, David Murray (see break out box for the panel members) reinforced its importance to Australia's future economic development.."For ...

BT aligned advice boutique appoints new chief

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac executive Steve Watts has been appointed to the newly created chief executive role at Queensland advice boutique MQ Financial Services. MQ operates under the Magnitude Dealer Group license, which is part of BT Financial ...