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Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... incentivised to leave your money in the super system because it's tax free. If you just pull out a lump sum and put it in the bank you're denying yourself the tax free status. Apart from that incentive structure, there's no barrier. The issues that people ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... lotsa money: "People are focusing on the GDP number tomorrow," John Traynor, chief investment officer of People's United Bank Wealth Management in Bridgeport, Connecticut, said in a phone interview. His firm oversees $5.2 billion. "There are two camps ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... (ASIC). The committee has issued an interim report signed by its chair, Senator Mark Bishop, referring to ASIC and Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) efforts to clarify some inconsistencies in their submissions. According to Bishop details were "sketchy and left ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... Among the major banks at 1021 AEST, Westpac was up 16 cents at $34.48, ANZ lifted 16 cents to $33.71, National Australia Bank firmed 12 cents to $33.41, and Commonwealth Bank advanced 17 cents to $81.85. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton added four ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister ...

Senate Committee forced to delay tabling of ASIC report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
A significant late communication from Commonwealth Bank has forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of the report into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee's chair Mark Bishop said on Twitter ...

Murray shuns FoFA commissions' debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... answered. Murray focused his speech on the experiences and the lessons he learnt as chief executive officer of Commonwealth Bank (CBA) between 1992 and 2005. He was also asked about the dangers of "leadership who want to push product through without ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... Melbourne Institute release their leading indexes of economic activity, and the Housing Industry Association and Commonwealth Bank release their affordability report for the March quarter. In company news, Wesfarmers holds a strategy briefing day for ...

CBA leads on client satisfaction despite planning scandals

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The scandals in Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) financial planning unit have not affected its clients' satisfaction, which is the highest of the big four banks. Clients rated their satisfaction with CBA advisers at 84.2% in the year to March 2014, a Roy Morgan ...

SPAA makes key corporate services appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory for four and a half years. Before that he worked at NAB and the Yorkshire Bank in the United Kingdom. Geers joined SPAA from Deloitte, where he spent eight years offering tax and strategic planning advice ...