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NAB deploys Telstra tech

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
National Australia Bank is improving its telephone banking with a new speech recognition product from Telstra and VeCommerce. The new service is designed to improve NAB's telephone banking experience, as customer enquiries are directed to the most appropriately ...

Double Bay brokers banned

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Double Bay - based Phillip Dryer and Colin Littlemore from providing financial services for four years after the regulator found they were operating without a licence. The regulator ...

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry yesterday unveilled his top priorities for 2009, which includes a strong focus on short selling regulation, margin loans and credit rating agencies. Speaking at a media function in Sydney last night, the minister for superannuation ...

Big Sky to aid BHP staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
Big Sky Financial Solutions plans to provide general and personal financial advice to those members of its parent credit union affected by BHP Billiton mine closures. Paul Evans, Big Sky Financial Solutions director, said the financial planning division ...

Dealer groups bank on strong balance sheets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Key dealer groups Australian Financial Services, The Salisbury Group and Snowball step up to explain their business models after the Storm Financial collapse. While Storm Financial is one of hundreds of dealer groups in the market, its troubles stemming ...

APRA to review exec pay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Australian financial services firms saved by the government deposit guarantee are about to discover the political price they will be expected to pay with APRA announcing details of its executive remuneration monitoring program. The irony however is ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Masu Financial Management has settled a class action brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for 85 investors sold Westpoint Group financial products. The Federal Court of Australia settled the two remaining complaints ...

PDS notices to go online: ASIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... available. ASIC said these forms will be made available on its existing online portals, including the Australian financial service licensee portal, company officeholder and registered agent portal. Meanwhile previous PDS notifications that have been ...

DST Systems buys Bluedoor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
DST Systems purchased Melbourne based administration technology provider Bluedoor Technologies, paving the way for its Australian subsidiary to play a greater role in the funds management distribution and platform markets. The deal means DST International ...

Banks to reprioritise IT spending

THESHEET.COM WITH ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Australian banks are expected to invest in key risk technologies to boost their defensive position over the next 12 months in response to the global credit crisis. IT expenditure will come under new scrutiny but the area is no longer regarded as an ...