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ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... "notable outcomes" such as the appeal against the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial victims and Macquarie Bank. ASIC also secured EUs with a number of high profile companies including NAB, UBS, Wealthsure, BT, and Commsec. "Negotiated ...

AMP IM director departs as restructure rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
AMP Financial Services director of Investment Management Stephanie Weston has left the company amid a broad restructure of the business that has led to a number of job cuts recently. AMP's investment management team is likely to be integrated in the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,120. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases the index of commodity prices for January. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building ...

AMP to launch integrated mobile app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
AMP is planning to launch a mobile app that will combine superannuation, banking and insurance information in a single place, in a move they believe will increase member engagement. AMP director of corporate super Libby Roy said the app would allow ...

FEATURE: The myth of the outlook

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
Languishing beneath a pile of seasonal investment outlooks, James Fernyhough asks, does anyone really have a clue about what to expect for 2014? In the eerily quiet lull between Christmas and Australia Day, as the financial services community goes into ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... Ardmona, the $25 million it requested to continue production and provide more jobs. The major banks were mixed. Commonwealth Bank was up 12 cents at $74.32 and National Australia Bank had shed three cents to $33.24, but ANZ was up seven cents at $30.12 ...

Retail funds close member satisfaction gap

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
Industry super fund members are more satisfied with the financial performance of their funds than members of retail funds, but the gap is closing, according to a new survey released by Roy Morgan. The survey put industry funds in the top five places ...

Investec's Smith to replace Nicks as Australian head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Investec Bank (Australia) has appointed senior corporate advisor Ben Smith to head of Investment Banking following the resignation of Christian Nicks. In an announcement to the media, Investec said Nicks has left in order to pursue other opportunities. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... its earnings guidance in the wake of weaker than expected sales. The big four banks were all lower, with the Commonwealth Bank down 73 cents at $74.19, while National Australia Bank lost 36 cents to $33.24, ANZ fell 33 cents to $30.03 and Westpac dropped ...

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Whoa! Bet you felt the same way when you saw what the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) got up to yesterday - it proved it was no turkey. Go ahead punk, make my day! This was the threat the CBRT made to all 'em sellers, shorters and dumpers ...