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FEATURE: Big data and financial services

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014

... solution to many of the issues facing the industry. Empirics chief executive officer Darrell Ludowyke explains it in plain English: imagine that every morning when you turn up at the office you have an email listing the twenty clients most likely to ...

Dover in search of compliance staff

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014

... being short, concise and effective." He said that statements of advice (SOAs) between 6 and 20 pages long written in plain English are easier to understand for clients.

NAB prepares contingency plan if Scots vote 'Yes'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014

National Australian Bank will seek to register its subsidiary Clydesdale Bank as an English company should Scotland vote to become an independent nation. NAB Group chief executive Andrew Thorburn said that in the case of a 'yes' vote, registration of ...

Suncorp CEO rewarded for profit growth

AAP | THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014

Insurance and banking group Suncorp's growing profits have resulted in boss Patrick Snowball being rewarded with one of Australia's largest executive pay cheques. The 64-year-old Englishman took home remuneration worth $9.12 million in the 2013/14 financial ...

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014

... Gori told Financial Standard. "It's done from a transparency perspective; it's about advisers telling clients in plain English that they're acting in their best interest." "It's a matter of communication," De Gori said, as the requirements are already ...

Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014

... minutes offered a few more details -- but they're already in the 'known knowns' basket. Like FOMC Secretary William B. English, I've served as secretary to the board of directors in one of my previous lives. I've seen heated discussions, sarcastic remarks ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014

... Virginia, this moment is at hand. For this time, we get to read Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's thoughts - he penned himself, in english - on the eve of his visit to the land of the English (he's there now). Not about those speeches and gabs delivered in ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014

... 'honest' with just 26.4% saying they were 'clear'. The results were very similar regardless of whether respondents spoke English as a first language or not. Only 12.6% of respondents correctly selected the best deal from a choice of three mortgage ads. ...

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014

... generally pursued (which they think practicable) will have the same effect upon a whole nation, and that, for example, the English might be much richer than they are, if they would be as frugal as some of their neighbours. This, I think, is an error." ...

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013

... by 1.4% last night, given a free kick by SBY's use of the social media to make his feelings felt in both Indonesian and English. If you think about it Tony had the perfect escape goat - blame it on the KRudd. He was then Prime Minister but Prime Minister ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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