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NAB responds to ASIC market manipulation allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
NAB has responded to ASIC commencing legal proceedings for the bank's alleged "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation." ASIC's concerns relate to the setting of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW) from 2010 to 2012; the regulator previously ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Australia ANZ job ads Continued improvement in the Australian labour market in the coming months. This is the indication from the ANZ's latest job advertisement tally. Total job ads increased by 2.4% - the fastest pace in eight months - 157,942 - the ...

QIC appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt recently announced the appointment of a former AMP Capital chief executive to the board of funds management giant QIC. Joining the board of QIC as its ninth member is Stephen Dunne. Pitt said the expansion will deepen ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australia retail sales Australian retail sales slightly missed market expectations for a 0.3% increase in April, growing by 0.2% over the month after rising by 0.4% in March. While a big component of household spending - which, in turn, accounts for ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
The US Senate recently voted down the Department of Labor's administration rule for financial advisers that would have compelled them to act in their clients' best interests. The law was passed 65-41 meaning it fell well short of the two thirds majority ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There are tough first days on the job, and then there are those where you show up to the office having been handed the most significant reform package for your industry in 20 years. That was what faced Sally Loane when she took the reins at the Financial ...

Knight Financial Advisors unveils new MDA service

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Self-licensed advisory firm Knight Financial Advisors has launched a new managed discretionary account (MDA) service built in partnership with listed managed account operator Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP). The service replaces the licensee's proprietary ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
US Richmond Fed manufacturing index The Richmond Fed manufacturing survey, like the Empire State and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys released before it, is considered second-tier and like them, the latest update indicated slowing manufacturing activity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Australia employment 'Twas a miss. Australian employers added 10,800 workers to their payrolls in April, missing expectations for a 12,500 gain and less than the 25,700 heads added in the previous month. While hiring continues to grow - employment growth ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...