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AFAC and APESB launch fresh debate on fiduciary duty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... response on behalf of accountant-based financial advisers rather than do so in a haphazard fashion." Gale said the main focus of the group is to ensure that new accounting standards affecting financial advisers are consistent with the regulatory developments ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
The Australian share market at noon on Monday was lower, following a plunge on United States markets on Friday. Major Australian banking stocks were among the hardest hit, while mining and energy stocks also retreated. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Manion joins Snowball

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... for sustainable organic growth," he said. This follows Snowball appointing a full time M&A executive manager last month to focus on the group's growth. Ashleigh Nelson was appointed to executive manager of strategy and mergers and acquisitions after ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... consider using a planner within less than five years. Klipin argues the planning industry needs to get its act together to focus on the benefits advisers bring to the community. "What the industry needs to [do] is to be really clear of its value proposition ...

LGS sells FuturePlus share to EISS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... remaining administration-related services. Peter Lambert, chief executive at LGS, said the move would allow the fund to focus on members and means FuturePlus can focus on providing quality back office support services. He said the fund will work with ...

Trustee outsourcing deals in regulator spotlight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
New research from APRA reveals that while the focus on super funds using related party service providers often focuses on not-for-profit funds, it is the outsourcing practices of retail funds that present more concerns to the regulator. According to ...

More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
SPAA has recorded a 20 per cent jump in advisers seeking self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist accreditation as planners embrace higher professional standards to cater for the biggest sub-segment of the superannuation industry. The increased demand ...

Temasek seeks Asian equities fundies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... maintaining its secular long-term growth," said Ho Ching, executive director and chief executive of Temasek Holdings. "Our focus on Asia will continue," she said. Simon Israel, executive director of Temasek Holdings, said directionally the investment ...

AMP trains staff on insurance services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... program. The program is designed to increase knowledge and skills of AMP staff working in life insurance, with a particular focus on boosting claims and underwriting proficiencies. It features four self-paced modules and several competency assessments ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... CommInsure's managing director, said that with CommInsure's new dedicates lines of business, the different teams can now focus on providing better service to each customer segment. Two weeks ago, insurance research from Investment Trends show that CommInsure ...