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Financial planning

New data has confirmed the degree to which the Government’s $1.6 million pension cap has choked flows into retirement income....

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Financial planning

Customer satisfaction with banks in the last six months to January reaches 81.2 per cent, with CBA maintaining the highest rate despite recent regulatory allegations. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned Queensland financial adviser, Christopher Ramsay, from providing financial services for five years for fai...

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Policy & Regulation

Australia’s five largest banking and financial services institutions have paid a further $21.4 million to customers who suffered losses as a result of non-compliant condu...

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People & Products

Former KPMG national chairman, Peter Nash, has been added to the board of Westpac....

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Financial planning

Ten per cent of advice files from the major banks and AMP sampled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission proved to be of significant concern....

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Financial planning

Major banks paid or offered customers $215.9 million of an estimated $219.5 million in refunds and interests for failing to provide advice....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has stated that Westpac Banking Corporation would provide refunds to 13,000 customers due to a system error....

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Financial planning

Westpac has posted solid full year result, with a seven per cent growth in statutory net profit, although BT Financial Group saw a softer year....

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Funds management

Westpac Banking Corporation and Northill Capital have announced they have entered into an agreement for the sale of global infrastructure manager, Hastings....

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People & Products

Former Westpac executive and executive chairperson of the Carnival Group, Ann Sherry, has been added to the board of NAB....

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Financial planning

The CBA was the first bank yesterday to announce it was removing ATM withdrawal fees, and was quickly followed by the other majors amid continuing calls for a Royal Commi...

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People & Products

The Commonwealth Bank has appointed former Westpac and NSW Government executive, Robert Whitfield to its board....

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People & Products

Westpac Banking Corporation had today announced the appointment of Nerida Caesar to its board of directors....

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Funds management

Westpac has entered into exclusive discussions with Charter Hall to sell Hastings Management....

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