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BFO to "name and shame" misbehaving bankers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The board of the Banking and Finance Oath (BFO) has formed an independent review panel to address cases of unethical behaviour within the banking and finance industry. Signatories of the oath will be referred to the review panel if they are found to ...

Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The level of superannuation fund board members salaries is reducing effectiveness according to law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth chief executive John Denton. Speaking as part of a panel at The Economist Bellwether 2013 Australian Forum in Sydney this ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... executive Angus Armour, who spent 10 years in the role. Armour moves to a position with the New South Wales Government. "The Board would like to thank Angus for his significant contribution to EFIC. Over the past decade, EFIC has signed facilities totalling ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... size enterprises in return for typically large minority stake. BSPE managing director Tim Wilson will join Champion on the board of Oak Tree.

Class Super gains ground in SMSF software race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... following the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and AMP Capital. Class Super chief executive Rajarshi Ray said: "The SuperIP board intends to list in 2016, and partnering with CountPlus gives us experience for when we come to list." However, Ray said CountPlus ...

TPB starts consultation on TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has started consultations with stakeholders to clarify any uncertainty around the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA). The TPB is helping advisers prepare for the regulatory change and providing them ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... be a fairly steady day of trading." The market will be eagerly awaiting the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia July board meeting minutes, at 1130 AEST. It's hoped they will give an indication of whether the RBA is likely to cut the cash rate in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... contract was up 18 points at 4,962. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its July board meeting. In equities news, Rio Tinto is scheduled to release its second quarter operations review. In Australia, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... in the precious metal's price and a rise in the US dollar. The positive mood in US equities came after US Federal Reserve board member James Bullard on Friday suggested the central bank should keep pumping money into the world's largest economy until ...

WB advisers join CBA's Financial Wisdom

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... representatives of WB Financial Management have joined the Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom dealer group. WB Financial board took the decision to go under CBA's umbrella in an attempt to deal with "an increasingly comply regulatory environment." ...