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ASIC bans former Westpac trader

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
Former Westpac Institutional Bank trader Jeremy Kaviraj Nambiar was banned for eight years from financial services for creating fictitious trading entities and a false document. Nambiar worked at Westpac during 2009 and 2010 and he was in charge of ...

CBA, CSSA promote FoFA legal loophole

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Corporate super specialist advisers have found a legal loophole that could allow them to maintain a business model that has been banned under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The loophole, as described by Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The federal government is urging state governments to privatise infrastructure assets, with the creation of a $5 billion 'asset recycling initiative'. For a period of five years, the federal government will use this pool to pay state governments 15% ...

Budget presents huge opportunity for wealth industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The two year increase in the Age Pension is likely to create a huge opportunity for the financial services industry as product and service providers devise ways to help fund people those additional years, according to Rainmaker Information director ...

Westpac appoints head of private bank in Asia

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
Westpac Banking Corporation today announced the appointment of Francis D'Souza as head of Westpac private bank, Asia. Based in Singapore, Westpac's regional head office, D'Souza will be responsible for the management and oversight of all of Westpac's ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Custodians are fiercely competing to win the business of Australia's largest superannuation funds, with some trading in short-term commercial gain in exchange for strategic long-term deals. One method of doing this is by offering so-called 'fee holidays' ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a negative close on Wall Street as increased Ukraine tensions overshadowed strong US jobs figures. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,454. ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said it "never occurred" to him to disclose to New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell that he stood to earn a $10 to $20 million commission if Australian Water Holdings (AWH) won its bid to participate ...

Instos lose chasing high hedge fund returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Institutional investors are shooting themselves in the foot by pressuring managers running their hedge fund mandates to chase broad market returns, according to a leading US hedge fund manager. Peak6 Advisors chief executive and chief investment officer ...

ClearView appoints former MLC BDM of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
ClearView Wealth (ClearView) A has A expanded its financial adviser channel with the appointment a new state manager for NSW and the ACT. Kathryn Williamson has been appointed State Manager - NSW/ACT. Williamson has worked in financial services for ...