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Labor, FSU call for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... of Australia. If there are doubts about the need for a Royal Commission a year ago, there can be no doubts today, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. She added APRA's inquiry will not go far enough and may not have the power to compel witnesses ...

Former ME Bank chief joins Powerwrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... oversaw the merger of Industry Super Holdings and IFM Investors. Prior to ME Bank, Wamsteker held various roles with National Mutual/AXA over the course of 15 years, and most recently spent three years as the chief executive of Quay Credit Union before ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... Another positive for the domestic equity market is the improving outlook for Australia's biggest export market - China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded to a reading of 51.7 in June after slowing ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... Union. Speaking at yesterday's Senate inquiry into consumer protection in the banking, insurance and financial sector, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano called for consistency in regulating pay models that encourage poor behaviour to sell products ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... Australian economy. This is because of the property market's large multiplier effect. The December quarter 2016 Australian National Accounts revealed that total dwelling investment accounted for only roughly 6% of GDP. Not much. But this underestimates ...

Qualitas launches fund, adds two directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... estate finance responsible for providing senior and mezzanine debt, and preferred equity. He spent more than 16 years at National Australia Bank as a corporate property director. Norwood joins as a real estate director and spent close to a decade at ...

HSBC rolls out Apple Pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... ANZ. In March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission denied the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac, National Australia Bank, and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to collectively negotiate access to Apple's digital payment technology. This ...

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... business development across Vic/SA/Tas, and Andrew Turner, formerly an associate with Palisade Investment Partners, as national business development analyst. The new additions bring the total active managed funds team to nine, including a head of research ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... more upward pressure on housing prices and, at the moment, I don't think either of those two things are really in the national interest." Surely not.

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... the month; intermediate and other merchandise goods (4%) - a testament to the strong household consumption seen in the National Accounts report - and capital goods (3%) which suggest increased investment spending. And in case you haven't noticed, smaller ...