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ISN appoints deputy CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Industry Super Network (ISN) has appointed Alison McIvor to the roles of deputy chief executive and chief operations officer. ISN chief executive David Whiteley said McIvor brings experience and skills particularly from when she spent over a decade ...

AMP targets women for planning

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
AMP is holding a number of information and networking meetings to attract more women to financial planning. The event, which occurs at the end of the month at the firm's Sydney headquarters, will involve a panel discussion from three AMP Horizons female ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The FPA's stance that commissions on risk products should remain has revived the debate on insurance fees and prompted two other industry bodies to have their say. The Financial Planning Association yesterday called for commission payments for risk ...

Clients confused about cost of advice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Nearly 44 per cent of Australians think less than $500 is the right price for a five-year financial plan -showing a severe disconnect between the realistic cost of providing comprehensive advice, according to GESB. Research commissioned by GESB also ...

SA adviser banned for no AFSL

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
ASIC has banned South Australian planner Steven Edward Fleetwood from providing financial services for five years, after giving out trading and advice services without having an Australian Financial Services Licence. The banning of Fleetwood follows ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi". Yes Virginia, the US is drawing up battle plans as I write. According to Bloomberg, "Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian market is expected to open higher, on positive leads from overseas securities and commodities trading. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 18 points higher at 4,872 points. In economic ...

Van Eyk travelling quite well: Thomas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Van Eyk didn't make a lot of money last year but it is publishing more research and refusing to budge on how it charges for ratings, said Mark Thomas, managing director at the firm. Speaking at van Eyk's 7th Annual Conference, Thomas said although van ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for commission payments for risk products to continue, citing fee-for-advice payments on risk products could make life insurance too expensive for clients. According to a press statement, the FPA Board ...

Planners open up to Hamilton Securities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Planners are increasingly in talks with Hamilton Securities, the firm making a takeover bid for debentures of the Timbercorp Orchard Trust - but the question on many planners' minds is what the firm will do with the debentures should they win the bid. ...