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ANZ responds to NZ poor management report

... reputation for looking after its customers. ANZ, which is attempting to buy the National Bank of New Zealand, came under fire in a report in New Zealand's National Business Review. An unnamed Auckland commercial lawyer claimed business customers were ...

ACA statement draws fire from AFA

A statement about life insurance made by Catherine Woltuizen, chief policy officer of the Australian Consumers Association, has drawn fierce criticism from financial advisers. "I am stunned that Catherine Woltuizen should claim that young families with ...

Midday market wrap: Shares drift lower

... glad to see any move to the upside, no matter how small. The stock was trading at $5.08 at lunch, a gain of $0.03. Under-fire Tower lost a further $0.01 to $1.27. All Ordinaries: 2961.50 (-4.80) Dow Jones: 8601.38 (+7.36) NASDAQ: 1510.09 (+2.54) FTSE-100 ...

Planners concede need for tighter policing: Adviser Ratings

... ACA/ASIC report would have "a negative effect on public confidence." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) also came under fire. 84.5% of those surveyed said that its media performance had been "less than good" following the release of the ACA/ASIC ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries heads south, AMP steadies

... Fernando The All Ordinaries drifted 0.44% lower in trading this morning following the trend set on Wall Street overnight. Under-fire AMP at last found some support following recent sharp falls, moving $0.01 higher to $6.78. Meanwhile the dollar hit a ...

Wallis turns down $1.6 million AMP retirement allowance

Paul Cully Former AMP chairman Stan Wallis, under fire last week for bringing forward his resignation from the company five months ahead of schedule, today said that he would be refusing a $1.6 million retirement allowance. "Mr Wallis said that his ...

FPA spells out its commitment to disclosure

Paul Cully The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has outlined its opposition to hidden commissions ahead of next week's Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services next week in Canberra. "Secret commissions and benefits undermine ...

Commonwealth draws fire of Australian Shareholders Association

John Fernando The Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) today sharply criticised the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) for its $32.7 million lump sum payout to former employee Chris Cuffe. The ASA said that CBA has managed to simultaneously alienate ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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