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FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... changes. As many as 82 members voted in favour of the bill in the House of Representatives, while 50 voted against. Palmer United Party (PUP) MP Clive Palmer was not present in the House of Reps and did not intervene in the debate, even though his Senators' ...

TAL appoints new chair, Thomas to retire

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... strong customer culture that has developed," Thomas said. Boyle previously served as the chief executive officer of the United Kingdom operations of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance (RSA) from 2002 to 2006, following over 30 years' experience in the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... last week of summer, with a long holiday weekend looming. On the Dow, UnitedHealth led gainers, adding 1.5 per cent, while United Technologies topped the loser column down 0.5 per cent. In tech shares, Apple gained 1.2 per cent, Facebook shed 1.8 per ...

MDAs allow small players to act as large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... Moore highlighted the importance of technology in managed accounts. She attributed the rise of managed accounts in the United States and other countries to a "perfect storm" of technology improvements and the global financial crisis, which damaged investors' ...

Government tables FoFA bill in House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... follows the opposition's failed attempt to disallow the proposed changes in a Senate vote. A last minute deal with Palmer United Party (PUP) senators allowed the Coalition to maintain the changes to FoFA, which were introduced as regulations. However ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... disappointment to those who looked for clues about the Fed's policy course in the near term," Briefing.com said. Meanwhile, the United States called on Russia to "immediately" withdraw a convoy of vehicles from Ukraine and warned of further international ...

IRESS reports profit increase in Australia

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... capital markets, wealth management, and lending systems in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom

NAB quarterly profit up 7%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... business loan growth improved in what is traditionally a stronger quarter." Thorburn said that NAB's operations in the United Kingdom "still face a number of challenges" and he expects that the group "will need to take further provisions at the full ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... good. The FTSE-100's happy - up 0.4% -- for it's even better in Britain. While the economy's definitely looking up in the United Kingdom, the Bank of England (BOE) has found another reason to delay raising borrowing costs. According to Governor Mark ...

PROFILE: Australian Unity PFS CEO Steve Davis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
Born in Queensland and raised in Fiji, the United States and Perth, Steve Davis was a professional basketball player. But the financial services industry drew his interest and became his passion, he tells Laura Millan. Today, Davis is chief executive ...