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QBE to invest $100 million in social benefit bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Global insurer QBE Insurance has announced it intends to allocate $100 million to social impact investments over the next three years. QBE chief investment officer Gary Brader said: "We're very interested in social benefit bonds, because in addition ...

Bipartisan Senate inquiry to grill financial services again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... conduct a new Senate Economics Committee inquiry to scrutinise the financial services industry. The inquiry will continue the task of last year's Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

BT unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) or a Masters in Financial Planning. Advisers will have five years to complete the task, and they also have the option of holding a financial planning certification from one of the recognised accounting bodies. ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

Legalsuper on hunt for CIO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Industry fund legalsuper continues in its quest to expand its investment capabilities and is now on the hunt for a chief investment officer. Legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl told Financial Standard that the role would be a part-time position ...

ME Bank makes key appointment from GE Capital

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
ME Bank has appointed a former GE Capital risk expert to the position of chief risk officer. Carlo Cataldo spent 13 years with GE Capital, six as the consumer chief risk officer, and will now be tasked with capitalising on the comprehensive credit reporting ...

Zurich extends daily data feeds offer

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... automatically updates client and policy information to the financial planning system. "This is an ongoing and time consuming task for most financial planners and involves contacting their insurers frequently to ensure their client and policy data is ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The sharp rise in promoters recommending Australians to use their self-managed super fund (SMSF) to invest in property has led the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to remind property developers that they need a license to operate. ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray spoke at the National Press Club following the release of the FSI interim report. "Thank you to the National Press Club for the interest you have shown in today's release of the interim report of ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Advisers should be open about their value proposition and not enter conversations with new clients on the defensive; a difficult task considering that "advisers feel a bit beaten up; the situation is affecting them at a personal level and it's putting ...