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CommBank gets online upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... and a better search function. Mark Buckman, chief marketing officer at Commonwealth Bank, said customer feedback was the major reason behind the enhancements, with the ultimate goal to improve their customer's overall experience "at every touch point". ...

More rich get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Asia Pacific region's 2.6 million new high net worth individuals are providing some insights into 'investment styles of the rich and famous,' according to Merrill Lynch and Capgemini's 2nd annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report. According to the report ...

The future of wealth management

... development is how we can deliver more choice and flexibility. The result is that the level of choice products contain is a major way to distinguish between them. "When talking about how to tell the differences between super funds we often tell people ...

Rates rising everywhere bar big bank mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... article in today's Financial Review, John Stewart, managing director of National Australia Bank wrote that "so far, the major banks have not increased standard housing mortgage rates, although there is significant pressure to do so." Commonwealth Bank ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... cents today and is expected to be bought on dips if it falls closer to 90 US cents. Ms Hampton said that in the absence of major local economic data this week, traders would be focusing on global data. "It will depend on Asian equity markets and how ...

Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... similar to the Thrift Savings Plan used by members of Congress. Employees will only be able to withdraw penalty-free for major investments such as buying a home, paying for higher education and retirement. However, they will also be able to withdraw ...

Legalsuper recovers a million in super

Sure, a million dollars is a sliver of the country's $9.7 billion in 'lost super' but it is still a million dollars that legalsuper has recovered at negligible or no cost to its members. Andrew Proebstl, legalsuper's chief executive, said that in the ...

Macq Private Wealth sponsors the AFI

... arts instead when it signed a deal with the Australian Film Institute (AFI). Macquarie Private Wealth has become a new and major sponsor of the L'Oreal Paris 2007 AFI Awards, which will be broadcast nationally in December this year. As part of the sponsorship ...

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital, said with the Australian Dollar's sharp rise against the major currencies [88 per cent against the USD since April 2001 and 85 per cent against the Yen since October 2000], increasing currency ...

Gunns fuels CG debate

... The Equator Principles is a set of environmental and social benchmarks that the World Bank and global banks use to assess major finance projects. Under these benchmarks, the Bell Bay pulp mill is a Category A, meaning it is a project with high potential ...