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Miners weigh on share market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... strong growth in travellers from Asia. Construction materials supplier Boral rose nine cents to $6.37 as the company said chairman Bob Every will resign his position at its annual general meeting in November and be replaced by Brian Clark. On Wall Street ...

ASIC and RBA issue property bubble warning

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Grag Medcraft says the Sydney and Melbourne housing markets look a lot like bubbles. "I am quite worried about the Sydney and Melbourne property markets. In housing, the long-term average ...

NAB appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
NAB has appointed Ken Henry AC as its new chairman. Henry will succeed Michael Chaney AO, who will retire at the bank's annual general meeting in December. Henry has been on NAB's board since November 2011. Previously he was Secretary of the Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... chief executive and be replaced by Chuck Robbins, a longtime executive at the networking company. Chambers will remain chairman of the board and become executive chairman. Dow component Disney tacked on 0.5 per cent after its superhero blockbuster film ...

Former AMP chief executive joins Westpac

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... board of Westpac in June, according to an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange. Also recently appointed chairman of Sydney's new fintech hub Stone and Chalk, Dunn has more than 20 years' experience in financial services. Westpac chairman ...

ASIC bans incompetent adviser

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... appropriate replacement product advice. "This case highlights the importance of record keeping by advisers," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. "Financial advisers must keep accurate and up to date records detailing a client's circumstances and the ...

PIMCO appoints Bernanke to advice role

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
PIMCO has appointed former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke as senior adviser. Bernanke will contribute his economic expertise and insights to the firm's investment process and periodically engage PIMCO's clients, the bond ...

Adviser reputation hits all-time low

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... rating for very high or high 'ethics and honesty' following a series of scandals in the industry," Roy Morgan executive chairman Gary Morgan said. Insurance brokers did worse and were ranked at 11%, down from 16% in 2014. They were number 27 in the list ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit continues in Sydney with former treasurer Peter Costello and APRA chairman Wayne Byres both slated to speak. The Disruptocon conference runs for its last day, also in Sydney, while the two-day Future ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... cents after the airline announced former Deutsche Asset Management Australia chief executive Elizabeth Bryan as its new chairman. Internet service provider iiNet was 20 cents, or two per cent, higher at $10.00 a day after rival M2 Group put forward a ...