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PROFILE: BNP Paribas Securities Services country head David Braga

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
As a former project manager, David Braga has seen it all. He's worked on almost every type of job going in the financial services industry, which is precisely what makes him the right man for the job as BNP Securities Services' new head of Australia ...

ME Bank invests $90 million for a digital future

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Industry super fund-owned ME Bank recently completed a $90 million digital transformation allowing it to analyse big data. ME Bank is now also able to offer new variable home loans among other functions, including the ability to analyse big data, delivering ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Imposing new banking regulations on asset managers would be like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head ...

Majority of Australians say 'no' to fossil fuel investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... to switch banks or super funds that did not invest in or finance the fossil fuel industry, on the provision that their new bank or super fund delivered the same financial returns. While funds that do not invest in fossil fuels can deliver returns similar ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Ayy-yay-yay-yay-yay! Here we go again. Weak economic reports out of China have again put a question mark about its economy and by extension, the economy of the world. Oh sowee Virginia, I stand corrected... it wasn't a question mark, China's headed ...

BGL adds bank data to SMSF software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... clients. Clients simply email BGL a spread sheet generated by our Simple Fund software and we do the rest." BGL claimed its new bank data product, which is available now, is "less than half the price" of competing products. BGL has by far the largest ...

Cypriot banks to re-open sans banking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... outside Cyprus. No sending of money overseas. But hey wait...Cyprus isn't restricting everything. You can still open new bank accounts and/or make as much deposit as you want. Duh! But have no fear, "these measures will be reviewed on a daily basis ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... at 11,606.38, as a weak yen helped the market recoup early losses sparked by profit-taking, and after the naming of a new Bank of Japan chief known to favour aggressive monetary easing. Sydney slid 0.35 percent, or 17.98 points, to end the week at 5,086.1 ...

CBA responds to mobile banking demand

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
In response to customer demand for a simple, personalised and mobile banking experience, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will be launching Kaching for Facebook, a redesigned Kaching for Android App and new sharing and tagging capability in NetBank. For the ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Commonwealth Bank. CBA also noted that it is the first Australian bank with its Tier 1 offer to be compliant with the new bank capital rules known as Basel III, which will come into full effect from January 2013. Meanwhile, ASIC is currently pushing ...