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Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade? And how do we factor that assessment into monetary policy?" Then again, Wall Street continued to climb over the next four years after he blurted out those words ...

CBA looks for plaintiffs to assist in remediation process

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... financial advice businesses Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom. CBA is offering customers an independent assessment of the advice received at no cost and those who are not satisfied with the results of the first review will have access ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... pressure on the central bank to respond invariably increases." The problem, according to Fed Chair Janet Yellen is: "The assessment of labor market slack is rarely simple and has been especially challenging recently. Estimates of slack necessitate difficult ...

Movers and shakers

... Sydney. CommInsure appoints head of retail underwriting CommInsure has appointed Asteron Life's executive manager of risk assessment to head the Commonwealth Bank's insurance business retail advice underwriting team. John Kraszula will join the CommInsure ...

Maurice Blackburn mulls class action against Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... timeframe." Hardwick also questioned the $5,000 offered to clients who want to obtain independent advice on Macquarie's assessment. "In some instances, this will be adequate, but in others it will be grossly inadequate," he said.

Macquarie forced to contact all advice clients for remediation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... court, we will do that," Kell said. Under the compensation process, all MPW clients will be able to ask for an initial assessment of the advice received, which will be undertaking by a Macquarie advice review committee. Clients will also have the option ...

IOOF appoints national technical manager

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Planning. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Diploma in Financial Planning and Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... and a phone number to attend customer's demand for a review of their advice. CBA is offering customers an independent assessment of the advice received at no cost and those who are not satisfied with the results of the first review will have access to ...

CBA, ASIC unveil details of new compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... and Financial Wisdom (FW) will have to reopen the compensation process by contacting more than 4,000 clients with an assessment of the advice received and an offer for a further review. The CBA-owned businesses are requested to provide clients with up ...

CommInsure nabs Asteron head of underwriting

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
CommInsure has appointed Asteron Life's executive manager of risk assessment to head the Commonwealth Bank's insurance business retail advice underwriting team. John Kraszula will join the CommInsure retail advice leadership team on August 25, a Commonwealth ...