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ASIC bans ex-NAB planner from the industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... statements of advice. ASIC also noted that it was NAB which alerted the regulator to Bhimani's misconduct and refunded affected clients. This news follows NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn's public commitment to the comprehensive consumer protection ...

State Street appointed alternatives custodian at GPIF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... the recent earthquakes that struck Japan's Kumamoto region. State Street has pledged a donation of US$100,000 to the affected areas. In addition, State Street Trust & Banking in Japan has commenced a donation program at its Fukuoka office to send emergency ...

Norwegian pension fund drops 52 coal companies

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... in the fund's investment guidelines. Norges Bank has said this is just the "first tranche of companies that could be affected by the criterion." Specifically, Norges Bank said: "The new criterion states that mining companies and power producers which ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... poor practices have been identified the financial services industry has led reviews to understand where consumers were affected and put legislation in place to permanently address shortcomings." Industry Super Australia (ISA) believes a Royal Commission ...

Ghosts of emerging markets past not worth the risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Emerging markets and markets heavily affected by their performance are not worth the risk according to Bell Asset Management, who actively assess their investments for financial strength, profitability and growth. Bell Asset Management's investment ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... stemming from an uncertain investment climate. Of the 100 global institutions surveyed, 77% of central banks are most affected by rising interest rates, while 90% of SWFs and government pension fund respondents said an equity market correction will have ...

Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
The Government will not provide further compensation to two groups of SMSF investors affected by the collapsed Trio Capital. In a statement the government said that the two investor groups, made up of Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) trustees, were not ...

CommInsure enhances claims process

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
In response to recent media coverage, CommInsure chair Geoff Austin has apologised to affected customers and said "the concerns raised in the recent cases reported are not a reflection of the values of our people or our business." Austin added, "We ...

Up to 2.4m super members affected by CommInsure scandal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Up to 2.4 million superannuation members could be impacted by the allegations which have rocked insurance company CommInsure, according to Rainmaker Information estimates. A joint investigation by Fairfax the ABC's 4 Corners alleged the company pressured ...

EQT reveals slight profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... profit in the current economic environment was particularly encouraging. "Although lower market values have adversely affected our significant asset-based revenue element, the business has been able to show positive revenue growth from organic sources. ...