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CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... $40 million investment in new financial crime technology; and the upgrade of fraud monitoring technology. As reported yesterday, CBA also responded to AUSTRAC's allegations by reducing Narev's and other group executives' short-term variable remuneration ...

CBA senior executives forego bonuses

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... stripped of short-term bonuses ahead of tomorrow's financial results. The decision, made by the CBA board in a meeting yesterday, was reached following consideration of the collective accountability of senior management for the overall reputation of ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... banking system, once and for all," FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. The Commonwealth bank issued a statement yesterday saying that they would "never deliberately" undertake actions that enables any form of crime, and emphasised their commitment ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... use of exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates that viewing ETFs as a technology rather than just an investment product can have ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... 2018, however Silk noted it could expand to 50% or more in coming years. Speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event in Sydney yesterday, Silk said the fund's assets grew by 18% in 2016 and it currently has about $120 billion under management. He added that ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... more likely case here is that wage growth picks up gradually as the demand for labour strengthens." But as I explained yesterday, lowered inflation expectations and reduced consumer spending aside, low inflation would provide more downward pressure on ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... resolution bodies into a one-stop-shop. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer told the FSC Leaders Summit yesterday that Malcolm Edey will lead an operational transition team as chair to consolidate the three existing schemes into the ...

Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... closely with the Commerce Commission and was "confident of the strong basis for approval." Responding to the denial yesterday, Smeaton expressed his disappointment at the Commission's decision saying he did not believe the proposed acquisition would ...

Insurtech is coming and could make insurance obsolete: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... industry is "dazzling" and will make the industry unrecognisable in years to come, a PwC expert said. In a blog published yesterday, digital experience centre lead partner Nick Spooner highlighted the rise of artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer cover ...

Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... data under a proposed open banking system regime. The regime, announced for review by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison yesterday, will seek to open up consumer and third party access - with consumer consent - to customer and product data traditionally ...