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Court approves Great Southern settlement

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... borrowers. The settlement involves borrowers admitting their loans were valid and enforceable. The bank has agreed to waive interest relating to overdue amounts on those loans. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chief executive Mike Hirst said the recovery of ...

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... energy facilities. Climate bonds - also known as green bonds - aim to tackle climate change by raising funds from fixed interest investors to support investment in environmentally friendly projects. Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said ...

Steve Tucker and Paul Heath launch HNW business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... quality firm, staffed by experienced professionals that serve clients in a manner completely free of the conflicts of interest which exist in many firms.A We believe the wealth advice firm of the future is independent. "We will charge clients transparent ...

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... high-yield and emerging-market debt, where permitted by client guidelines. It fits into MTAA Super's Diversified Fixed Interest My Choice option, which seeks stable returns over the short-to-medium term through reduced exposure to risk. It may be suitable ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... "income recession" and all that jazz. So much so, that National Australia Bank has now changed its guesstimate from steady interest rates to two interest rate cuts early next year. Then there's Greece. It's back in the limelight and causing trouble again ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... 5.43 per cent, or 163.99 points, to 2,856.27 after enjoying a stellar performance since last month when China slashed interest rates unexpectedly. Hong Kong lost 2.34 per cent, or 561.84 points, to close at 23,485.83, capping a three-day rally. WELLINGTON ...

Vertical integration not important anymore: Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... integration may prove to be a non-issue if both financial product manufacturers and distributors work with the consumers' best interest in mind, Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray said. "The same obligations are on everybody, whether ...

Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... boards, although the report did not explicitly cite this as a motivation, instead talking more generally about conflicts of interest and the inappropriateness of the equal representation model. Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... appears to have gone primarily into alternative investments such as infrastructure and private equity. Despite record low interest rates, super funds still have about 11% of their assets in cash. If super funds decide to maintain their current level ...

Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... again, I know what I'll want for Christmas (aside from my two front teeth) when it comes to a choice between paying zero interest rates from zero income (no job) or higher borrowing costs but with the means to pay for them.