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FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The government calling for another review of default super in its response to the Financial System Inquiry has inflamed the on-going row between the industry and retail segments of super. Industry fund body Industry Super Australia has questioned the ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... regulation and prudential regulation to be a political football if that's achievable." Labor supports "the strengthening of bank capital requirements and David Murray's intention to have unquestionable stronger banks. "There are areas where we have said ...

Quantitative easing eases bank lending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) conducted a root and branch examination of Australia's financial system, making 44 recommendations to increase efficiency, resilience and fair treatment of the financial system. In its response, the government has ...

Fingerprint offered as bank password alternative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
ING DIRECT customers will now be able to login to their banking app by scanning their finger prints on their capable iPhones and iPads. One in three mobile and tablet banking users use their mobile or tablet app at least once every day, compared to ...

China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... hardlanded! If you don't believe the numbers, just change the metric. 'The Economist' (TE) magazine did this. It's gone the way of Bank of America Merrill Lynch chief economist, Saul Eslake to prove that China is - for sure and for certain - markedly ...

CBA refunds $7.6 million to 8400 customers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has started contacting more than 8000 customers to refund a total of $7.6 million after failing to apply fee waivers and ongoing benefits to its AgriAdvantage Plus package holders. The failure occurred over several years ...

Findex firm sets up family office division

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Securities, Caire was a self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialist with Exelsuper and he held advice positions at Bendigo Bank and Equity Trustees.

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Slathered in Vaseline and leaping from a tiny pilot boat to embark on a gruelling 14 hour swim of the chilly English Channel might seem a far cry from running an alternative investment business out of sunny Brisbane, but Blue Sky founder and managing ...

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
A portfolio of high quality companies that can grow steadily -"not spectacularly"- over the long term is the right strategy to face the challenges of a low growth environment, Morgan Stanley senior portfolio manager Bruno Paulson said. He described ...