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Managed Account Holdings to invest in advisory firms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Managed Account Holdings recently announced it will be investing into financial advisory firms with a $5 million expansion capital proposal to wholly owned subsidiary Planner Holdings Limited (PHL).

Risk mispricing a threat to investment: ANZ boss

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
The investment community is under threat from the current mispricing of risk, according to ANZ chief executive Mike Smith.

ANZ sets up $30m compensation program for advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
ANZ will reimburse $30 million to clients of its financial planning business who did not get the annual reviews promised as part of the bank's advice and investment service.

NAB fined $40m over British bank failings

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
National Australia Bank's British bank (Clydesdayle) recently received a record fine nearing $40 million for lying to the United Kingdom's Financial Ombudsman Service as well as adopting inappropriate complaint policies.

Ethnic diversity more concerning than pay

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Industry executives see the lack of women in senior roles as a critical issue, but think that ethnic diversity is more of a challenge than equal pay, a Women in Banking and Finance (WIFB) survey found.

Adviser wins Masters course

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
A willingness to identify who would make good financial advisers and business leaders, alongside other industry desires, saw Anne-Marie Humphries awarded a Masters in Financial Planning course recently.

Political donations pay off

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Listed companies that donated to a political party during the 2014 financial year significantly outperformed key market indices, research from research and advisory firm Political Monitor shows.

FICAP Rockstar winners announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The winners of the 2015 Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) Who Wants to be a Rockstar competition were crowned last night, with BlackRock's Adam Hess given the highest honour for his fiery performance of The Killers' Mr Brightside.

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
ASX has confirmed that it is in discussions to lower its clearing fees for cash equities, if its current monopoly is extended for five years.

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Legislation will not be enough to promote an ethical financial services industry which engenders trust, according to CFA Institute.