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WW opens pension info site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... insurance and superannuation resource for high school students. These initiatives are just the beginning. Martin Fahy, Finsia chief executive, said the government's decision to guarantee bank deposits and the current economic climate would fuel the need ...

Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... tremendous gaps between rhetoric and reality of what investors are doing about it, reveals a major study just released by Finsia. "There is quite a knowledge gap opening between those interested in climate change, the rest of the industry and Main Street," ...

Peak oil bigger problem than climate change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
Peak oil is a much more immediate problem than climate change, delegates at a Finsia seminar heard yesterday. But the potential ramifications of climate change just make the problem worse, said Ian Dunlop, a former petroleum engineer who is now the ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... candidates," he said. At the other end of the spectrum, research commissioned by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) countered that Australia's financial services industry is losing the war for talent due to the sector's inability ...

Finsia launches Career Portal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) takes another step towards addressing the country's talent drought when it launched a new service dedicated to those considering a career in financial services. Finsia has launched Career Portal ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... serious wealth management issue or risk losing existing clients, according to Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) chief executive, Martin Fahy. Fahy said research conducted with Griffith University found financial advisers overall had ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... Commission (ASIC). Speaking at a joint Institute of Actuaries of Australia and Financial Services Institute of Australiasia (FINSIA) lunch yesterday, Cooper said it's surprising to realise that in Australia, institutions don't have to treat their customers ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... employment trends in the industry, commissioned by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and published yesterday. Finsia's view is that "if Australia is to be considered a leading financial services centre in the Asia-Pacific region a co-ordinated ...

FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... that parents also need to play a major role in educating their children about finance. Martin Fahy, chief executive of Finsia, warned however that financial literacy programs should not be relied upon as a cure-all for the financial services sector. ...

Finsia names new president

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has appointed Westpac group head of operational risk and compliance, Chris van Aanholt to president of the institute's board. In keeping with Finsia policy, van Aanholt succeeds Michael Shepard ...