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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... financial crisis, the dotcom bust in 2000, September 11 and the US recession in 2001, and the Great Recession of 2008. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor said as much when he testified before the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics from 2013 and was an executive at National Australia Bank (NAB) in 2007. Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said: "O'Dwyer brings an understanding ...

European managers in property buying spree

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015

NAB Prosper launches next month

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
It won't matter if you're 22 or 55-years-old, National Australia Bank believes its new digital advice service will be a tool that addresses a conundrum across its customer base. NAB executive general manager wealth advice Greg Miller, told Financial ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... or Britain? Clearly we do not. This is the same logic that Colonial First State, the wealth division of the Commonwealth Bank, uses in Asia: The "Colonial" disappears and the "First State" stays. It makes sense. Accordingly, a stronger sense of Australian ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... back QE for good measure. The problem with this is that it creates a problem for other central bankers such as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) but more pointedly for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB). RBA Gov Glenn presented ...

Executive appointment round-up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... leaves to set up consultancy - ANZ senior manager of mandate research Nigel Douglas will set up his own consultancy, as the bank streamlines the Office of the CIO division. Super executive leaves for Mozambique - Club Plus Super chief operating officer ...

Plastics manufacturer launches $40m bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... equipment. "This issue is a significant step forward for IPG as it will allow us to re-finance $60 million in leasing and bank facilities to improve operational flexibility and allow reinvestment of cash generated into growth opportunities," the group's ...

First State Super appoints ex-Barclays risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
First State Super (FSS) has appointed a new head of investment risk. Robert Sortwell joins FSS from Barclays Investment Bank, where he was head of risk for the fund solutions group within the Barclays Capital business. Prior to that role, he was a senior ...