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Funds management
Some of the community anger directed towards the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) after its Melbourne Cup day rate hike appears to have trickled down to the funds man...
Financial planning
The Finance Sector Union has called on the banks to show restraint following the announcement by Commonwealth Bank that it will raise its variable interest rate above the...
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new division for ultra high-net-worth clients called Commonwealth Private Office....
Financial planning
Environmental organisation Greenpeace has hit the big four banks with its latest report, which found they are the biggest financiers of coal power in Australia....
Funds management
The Commonwealth Bank owned Symetry Portfolio Service platform is about to become the main administration platform for the financial services company, Snowball Group....
Funds management
There are plenty of attractively valued shares in the Australian market right now in spite of the fact that we are headed for a lower growth environment, according to Fid...
Funds management
It costs anywhere between $30 million and $100 million to establish a retail investment platform and the ACCC believes no new players will be ready to ante up – par...
People & Products
Macquarie staffer, Cassandra Hinze, recruited to head up Bank West Financial Advice....
Funds management
CBA and St George call time on listed agribusiness company....
Financial planning
Abacus Property Group has arranged new debt facilities amounting to $536 million....
Financial planning
Colonial First State will replace troubled boutique fund manager 452 Capital with Paul Fiani’s Integrity Asset Management and its own CFS Global Asset Management....
People & Products
The chairman of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), David Turner, has announced the appointment of Brian Long as an independent non-executive director of the bank....
Funds management
The Commonwealth Bank has reported a strong end to the financial year, bolstered by a solid wealth management performance....
Financial planning
Colonial First State’s (CFS’s) wrap platform, FirstWrap, has reached its $1 billion in funds under advice milestone - one year after it was launched....
Financial planning
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has announced a number of senior appointments in the Global Resources investment team, bringing the total headcount ...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...