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Beddoes creates 10 Minute Business Planner

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... Director of Beddoes Dr. Adam Tucker said there are four pillars which support business planning and advice practices must excel at to be successful in 2015 and beyond. The four pillars are strategy and business management, marketing and clients, Infrastructure ...

Australia's confidence recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
It's official... Australia is in an income recession. Happy now, Jan? It may not be the generally-accepted definition of recession -- two consecutive quarters of contraction in output growth - but it'll do as long as we get the "R" word tag in the economy ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Leading superannuation fund executives were recognised at the 2014 Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Awards held in Melbourne last night. When Sam Sicilia's name was announced as this year's recipient of the annual Chief ...

APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... meantime APRA said it will release as much information as possible using current dissemination models built around PDFs and Excel files. APRA's information technology difficulties come just as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Geared BetaShares ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has seen its Geared Australian Equity Fund (hedge fund) upgraded to a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Trading under the ASX code GEAR, the fund provides investors with a simple way to gain cost-effective ...

AFA appoints Inspire chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a new chair to its Inspire initiative, replacing Deborah Kent, who is now the association's president. Prominent Financial Services director Christine Swanson will lead AFA Inspire, with a mandate ...

Liam Shorte named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
Verante Financial Planning director Liam Shorte has won this year's Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence (SMILEYS) Scholarship. The FS Smileys Scholarship, proudly supported by Financial Standard's scholarship partner ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Westpac chief executive of Australian financial services Brian Hartzer has ruled out any sweeping changes to the bank's leadership team when he takes over as top chief executiveA from Gail Kelly on 1 February 2015. At a press conference in Sydney today ...

Gail Kelly steps down as Westpac CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Gail Kelly will step down from her role of chief executive at Westpac on February 1, 2015 to be replaced by Westpac chief executive of Australian financial services Brian Hartzer. Westpac Chairman Lindsay Maxsted said Kelly, who has led Westpac for ...

EY appoints family office specialist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
EY has appointed a new partner to lead its Oceania family office services practice. Richard Boyce has more than 24 years' experience advising high-net-worth individuals and families including in establishing and running family offices. As a fifth-generation ...