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NAB faces half a billion in fines

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
National Australia Bank has admitted to breaching credit legislation 255 times over its axed introducer program for mortgages. NAB has filed documents in the Federal Court admitting to 255 of the 295 breaches of the Consumer Credit Protection Act alleged ...

CBA wealth boss to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The chief executive of NewCo is set to exit among other changes to Commonwealth Bank's group executive lineup. Jason Yetton will depart in early January 2020 after just over 12 months in the role. To date, Yetton oversaw the divestment of Count ...

Cbus enters corporate super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The $54 billion industry superannuation fund is dipping its toes into the world of corporate super, launching a new offering this week. Cbus officially launched its Cbus Corporate Super product on Monday for those who wish to join the fund via their ...

BDM pay healthy despite headwinds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
New insights on the salaries of business development managers reveal they can expect to take home healthy pay packets despite the Royal Commission reducing demand. Research from Kaizen Recruitment on BDM salaries in the financial services industry has ...

TAL shuffles leadership amid restructure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... individual life and group life - and pairing investments with its new group life division. Former chief distribution officer Tim Thorne will oversee the firm's end-to-end customer and adviser propositions as chief commercial officer of the individual ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds considering a merger or major investment portfolio changes should implement a program to manage tax costs and transaction costs to deliver meaningful benefits to funds and their members, according to new research. Parametric said ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met and decided to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 0.75% on November 5, Governor Philip Lowe issued this optimistic statement: "After a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Specialist fixed income house FIIG Securities partnered with the microfinance arm of World Vision to launch its first impact investing product in Australia. FIIG Securities and VisionFund International launched an impact bond to the Australian market ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

FPA Congress could be biggest yet

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
The 2019 Financial Planning Association of Australia Congress is on track to be the biggest yet, with numbers of delegates registered surpassing last year's. Dante De Gori, chief executive of the FPA, said registration numbers are tracking to beat the ...