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SelectingSuper celebrates super powers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... recipients are chosen from the best super funds in Australia which have already earned the AAA SelectingSuper quality assessment rating. SelectingSuper Award winners: Industry Service Award - Howard Rosario Innovation Award - Member Communications: Telstra ...

AMP planning associations adopt insight products

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... Sequential Project Services' Business Insights product provides practice owners and licensees a comprehensive independent assessment and practice recommendations to improve business operations and efficiency. AMP Financial Planners Association (AFPA) ...

ASIC accepts Commonwealth Financial Planning EU

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... the EU, CFP will proceed to develop an implementation plan to address any unresolved deficiencies identified by the assessment of its risk management framework. The implementation of the plan will be the subject of review and ongoing reporting to ASIC ...

Work in no progress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... has fallen far short of implementing promised fiscal and political reforms." In short, Greece failed the EU-ECB-IMF assessment - prompting the troika to call for the prompt disbursement of the next the a,-8 billion tranche of Greek aid. If only it was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street closed down. At 0717 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 37 points at 4,181. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank assistant governor ...

Promotion prospects need to be addressed: Survey

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... career path and better manage their expectations about promotion so that there are no surprises during the performance assessment meetings," said George McFerran, Head of Asia Pacific for eFinancialCareers who conducted the research. The survey of 952 ...

La Trobe earns mortgage ratings boost

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... increasing its number of investments and decreasing the size of each. Zenith described the PMO as having "robust" credit assessment processes, "stringent" lending criteria and impressive risk/return balance. At the end of August 2011, La Trobe's PMO ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... it comes to selection and performance of super fund boards. APRA proposes a board renewal policy, board performance assessment process, a conflicts of management framework, a 'fit and proper' policy and an internal audit function. Board audit committees ...

Insto investors stand by equity risk models

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... using models, 82% of institutional investors said they were aware of it happening but divided on its effect upon risk assessment. "The survey shows the extent to which investment managers, CEOs, managing directors, portfolio managers, quantitative analysts ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... ASIC to continue to engage with the largest AFS licensees and provide them with individual feedback to assist with assessment of risks in their business," said Medcraft. "We have been encouraged by these discussions and acknowledge the collaborative ...