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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... overvalued. In local economic news on Tuesday, the federal government brings down the budget at 1930 AEST. Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability department Luci Ellis delivers a speech to the Thomson Reuters' 2nd Australian ...

Industry funds must learn from banks: Equip

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Industry funds must learn from banks on areas such as customer relations, branding and diversifying their offerings beyond super if they are to access retail members and build their member bases, according to Geoff Brooks, executive officer of strategic ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
CFA Societies in Australia and New Zealand have launched an initiative to encourage investors to assert their rights and demand higher standards of ethical conduct from the financial services industry and finance professionals. Investor First Week in ...

David Rae wins Count Adviser of the Year award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... advice excellence, good client outcomes and a commitment to best practice and professional development. The Commonwealth Bank-owned group announced the awards during a conference in Shanghai. Rae told Financial Standard that he received the award for ...

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expressed concern that the ban on conflicted remuneration will affect corporate superannuation advisers and has asked the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) to find a way to solve the issue. The bank ...

BNP Paribas signs up to TARGET 2

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... settlement express transfer system - is an initiative that provides a single platform for securities settlement in central bank money in Europe. It will bring more uniformity to securities transactions in Europe. The first wave of TS2 roll outs is due ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... being engaged by the mighty central banks of the world - the currency war that, is. You, I and Irene are well-aware of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) intent. It's not making any bones about it -it's massive monetary and fiscal stimulus measures (and perhaps ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... to 16,583.34, 2.5 points above the previous high on April 30. Locally, in economic news on Monday, the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for April is due out. In equities news, Incitec Pivot is expected to post half year results. In Australia ...

NAB and ABS employees arrested for insider trading fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
A National Australia Bank (NAB) employee and a public servant working for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have been arrested in a case of insider trading. They will appear this afternoon in front of the Magistrate Court in Canberra and in ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... energy stocks. Mr McCarthy said the US markets had flattened out after markets mulled over comments from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi that flagged potential stimulus measures for Europe. "The possibility of that occurring (stimulus measures) ...