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11 June 2014 • By • 1 min read

Australian funds 'not attractive' overseas

The Australian financial services industry must align its compliance and tax regimes with international practice to capitalise on its reputation in ...

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Bridges picks up CUA financial planning arm 

Credit Union Australia’s financial planners will be brought under the IOOF umbrella, as aligned licensee Bridges Financial Services agrees to purchase ...

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AGMs ‘irrelevant’ for shareholders

Annual general meetings (AGMs) in their current form are “virtually irrelevant”, with only 0.5 per cent of large company shareholders attending, ...

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Victorian adviser banned for deceptive conduct

ASIC has banned Sebastian Konjevic, a client adviser of UBS AG between September 2005 and April 2013, from providing financial services for five years

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Investors 'optimistic' about credit markets

Australian asset owners and managers are expected to invest more in credit markets this year despite market uncertainties and the contraction in ...

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Merrill Lynch Equities fined by ASIC

ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) has penalised Merrill Lynch Equities for placing an erroneous order into the ASX Trading Platform which ...

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CBA appoints non-executive directors - 2014

The Commonwealth Bank has appointed Shirish Apte and David Higgins as independent non-executive directors of the bank. Mr Apte’s appointment is ...

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One Investment makes key appointments

One Investment Group has made a number of appointments, including the appointment of John Rowley as director of business development and Andrew Dyster ...

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AllianceBernstein targets non-aligned distribution

AllianceBernstein is looking to broker deals directly with non-aligned financial planning groups, bypassing the ratings house process and platform ...

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FSC accuses FWC of ‘churning’ experts

By “churning” through members of its expert panel, the Fair Work Commission risks “fundamentally undermining the process” by which it selects default ...

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