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Fin literacy won't happen overnight, but it will happen: Clitheroe

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... from what you show them." Clitheroe stressed the taskforce was however not a solution to all the problems in the financial sector. "Please don't come up to me next year and say 'there's been another Westpoint and it's the Financial Literacy Task Force's ...

UBS draws two for debt capital markets team

... appointed as executive director responsible for origination and execution of debt products for clients in the financial sector who borrow locally and internationally. Blackstock comes to UBS from HSBC London and has eight years experience in debt capital ...

Market wrap

... fractionally firmer, although weak base and precious metals are likely to weigh on the overall bourse. The local financial sector has been strong recently and if this strength continues, the Australian market should spend another day in the black. On ...

Goldman Sachs choose greener pastures

... investment bank to adopt the most comprehensive environmental policy in the world and secondly, the first in the financial sector to acknowledge the 'degradation of ecosystems services'. Similar to recent policies from rivals Citigroup, Bank of America ...

Treasurer announces FSAC appointments

The Treasurer, Peter Costello, announced four appointments to the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC) yesterday. The appointments include; Jeremy Duffield, managing director of Vanguard Investments Australia; Gail Kelly, CEO of St George Bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2005
... the market has lost some ground in recent sessions, so there could be a chance for some bargain hunting in the financial sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was eight points firmer at 4290 on a volume of 1,122 ...

Government releases FSR refinements

... to feedback received from industry participants, consumers and the report furnished by the government to the Financial Sector Advisory Council. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce says, "The refinements will give the industry increased ...

IMF and World Bank to review local financial system

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are to conduct a financial sector assessment program (FSAP) of Australia. The assessment is part of a regular program that has been undertaken in over 100 countries. According to the Federal Treasurer ...

FSR disclosure requirements to be fine-tuned

... he says. Pearce adds that a better system may be near as the government is assessing feedback compiled by the Financial Sector Advisory Council about the FSR framework. He says both positive and negative responses will be examined with a view to improve ...

APRA bolsters research team

... efforts to bolter its research capabilities in prudential research, building on its role as a central source of financial sector information. The new members will work with APRA statistics and research developed will include market information in emerging ...