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Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... Australia this week along with Australian Financial Literacy Board chairman Paul Clitheroe and ASIC commissioner Jeremy Cooper to better understand the specific financial literacy needs of Indigenous communities. "The Rudd Government wants to develop ...

Westpac NZ hires NAB exec for CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... also been a partner at Boston Consulting Group. Frazis' appointment is subject to New Zealand regulatory approval. Brad Cooper who was appointed Westpac Group New Zealand chief executive in 2006 was appointed Westpac Group's chief transformation officer ...

Age of the virtual super regulator

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The creation of a 'super' regulator, in which securities commissions around the world agree to govern under a unifying set of principles that crosses national boundaries, might just be the key to prevent a repeat of the global financial crises. Speaking ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Just less than a year ago, households, businesses and financial markets were bracing for crude oil at US$200 a barrel. And in July 2008, this fear threatened to become a reality when crude oil prices topped US$147.27 a barrel in the international markets. ...

Credit Suisse appoints private banking head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Credit Suisse has appointed Ray McGregor as managing director and head of private banking Australia. McGregor will be based in Sydney reporting functionally to Francois Monnet, head of private banking Southeast Asia and Australasia, and locally to country ...

AXA to ramp up planning revenues by $60m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Advisers are expected to add up to $63 million to their books over the next five years through a new three-pronged business plan from AXA. AXA's new strategy revolves around the formula of securing the appropriate business partnerships, maximising the ...

Planners comment on EDR scheme

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... mean that some schemes would need to lift their current limits within an appropriate transitional period," said Jeremy Cooper, ASIC deputy chairman. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is wasting little time in addressing the issue. ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Local investors are set to benefit from a new agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could ...

Pension deficits halts M&A activity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... recorded a per cent deficit of market capitalisation increased from 8.3 to 21.2 per cent since December last year. Deborah Cooper, Mercer head of retirement resource group, said trustees must assess and monitor their sponsoring companies to understand ...

CSRF chases alpha

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... Australian equities portfolio. These managers join the existing Australian equities portfolio managers Tyndall Investments and Cooper Investors.