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AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... compared with $64 million half on half, a result that reflects the impact of management actions. "Improving the performance of the insurance business remains a key area of focus as we introduce a series of actions to improve the management of claims ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... so, how much. CBA chief executive Ian Narev has said that the review will "look for the difference between the performance of the portfolio that you ought to be in versus the performance of the portfolio that you were put in." Read all Financial Standard ...

CBA, ASIC unveil details of new compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... offer was adequate. This information was made public in the wake of a Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of ASIC, which was prompted by cases of poor advice, alleged fraud and document forgery within CBA's financial planning businesses. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... data and June overseas arrivals and departures figures. The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) for July is also expected. In equities news, 21st Century Fox, Flexigroup, Henderson Group and ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... $1.3367 from $1.3421 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks slipped after an HSBC report showed the performance of China's service sector fell to a record low in July. The HSBC China services Purchasing Managers' Index in July slipped to ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... figures, while the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey and the Australian Industry Group's Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for July are due out. The 17th Australian Cotton Conference is on on the Gold Coast. In equities news ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases June quarter producer price index data, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index (PMI) for July is due out, as is the RP Data monthly house prices figures for June and July. In ...

Unmet SMSF advice needs a boon for advisers

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... according to the report. While Investment Trends senior analyst Recep III Peker said that this could be tied into the performance of the stock market, the research has shown that advisers' technical expertise was also playing a greater role in driving ...

CBA to fund adviser education and association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... raise adviser standards in the wake of the final report of the Senate Economics Committee inquiry looking into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC). A CBA spokesperson told Financial Standard that "CBA will ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Cormann also noted that the initiative follows recommendation 44 of the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). "Our goal remains to ensure that we have a robust but efficient ...