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The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015

... comments place Powell among five officials who see two increases this year, joining San Francisco Fed President John Williams, who told reporters on Friday that he forecast two moves on the basis of "good progress" on hiring. The median estimate of all ...

Sacked Macquarie advisers still in the industry

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015

... on their exams: "There is no evidence that it existed at all," he said. Moore was reminded that Nationals Senator John Williams personally gave a copy of the file to Macquarie employees. Moore answered: "You gave us an answer sheet to questions from ...

Big end of town to face Senate over bad advice

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015

... industry" the numerous financial advice scandals that have been unveiled over the last few months. Nationals Senator John Williams said he specifically wants to ask ANZ about the 8,500 clients of the bank's advice division who did not receive yearly ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015

... different corners of the world at that. From the mouths of Feds: Monday, 23 March : San Francisco Fed president John Williams (in Sydney and Melbourne via video conference), "Things are looking better-in fact, they're looking downright good" therefore ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015

... news on Tuesday, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out. US Fed Reserve committee member John Williams is down to speak at an Australian Business Economists lunch in Sydney and Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Malcolm ...

NAB to face Senate grilling over advice scandal

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015

... what's going on and what they are prepared to say about the most recent scandal," Dastyari said. Nationals' Senator John Williams, who recently filed a formal request with Treasury to set up the Royal Commission, noted that the Economics Committee has ...

Nationals pressure Treasury for RC into white collar crime

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015

Nationals' Senator John Williams has given Treasury the suggested terms of reference for a Royal Commission into white collar crime. Williams confirmed to Financial Standard that he gave the documents to Treasurer Joe Hockey's chief of staff two weeks ...

Industry needs unified solution to insurance "failure": ASIC

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014

... of cheating and irregularities in exams," ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said. Medcraft refused Nationals' Senator John Williams statement that ASIC would have lost the so-called 'Penske File', which contained the responses to the exams and which was allegedly ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014

... enough, there's still the un-taper and re-reflate, I mused about on this space yesterday. San Francisco Fed pres John Williams' singing the same song I sang, humming to Reuters that, "If we really get a sustained, disinflationary forecast... then I think ...

Coalition Senators head-to-head over FoFA

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

The government's reforms to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) could be disallowed by Nationals' Senator John Williams after he staged a parliamentary confrontation against Finance Minister and Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann. The Senate Standing ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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