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FICA names chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) elected Duncan Fairweather as the council's chair. Fairweather is an executive director at the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) - formerly the International Banks & Securities Association ...

Perth stockbroker gets ban for life

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
It's not the same as Madoff's 150-year jail sentence but a WA-based stockbroker has been permanently banned from providing financial services after a $9 million fraud. ASIC has permanently banned Jonathan Kur of Dianella, Western Australia from providing ...

RE model should be reviewed: PIS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
PIS is increasingly questioning the Responsible Entity system and said a return to the previous "trustee" model could be a solution to safeguard investors from collapses such as those of Great Southern and Timbercorp. Grahame Evans, managing director ...

Timbercorp investors get $50k aid

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
Professional Investment Services is hoping its $50,000 donation into the Timbercorp fighting fund and other monetary aid would help up to 80 per cent of Timbercorp investors claw some of their investments back. PIS, which recently poured an additional ...

Berry Fin Services ready for next growth phase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
Berry Financial Services managing director and FPA chair, Julie Berry, said ComCorp's 40 per cent stake gives her company more firepower to grow its client base, particularly in the credit union sector. MMC Contrarian subsidiary, ComCorp Financial Advice ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... executive. But the financial planning community disagrees. In a media statement, FPA chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch said the plan could place superannuation savings at risk. "We simply cannot understand why trustees are able to now provide advice without ...

Cbus CEO wins UN PRI board seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has become the first Australian to be appointed to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Atkin said he plans to represent Australian superannuation fund signatories on the board. Australia ...

AMP gears up for changes in advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
AMP is getting a head start on the changes in superannuation regulation and shifting consumer behaviour towards financial planning through a new project called 'Advice 2010'. Craig Dunn, chief executive of AMP and a speaker at the Trans-Tasman Business ...

FSP appoints business development chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Financial Services Partners has appointed ex-ING Financial Planning managing director Steve Thomson as head of business development. This is a new role created by the planning group. Geoff Rimmer, chief executive of Financial Services Partners, said ...

Premium Investors outlines capital options

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
The Premium Investors board has put forward three resolutions including amending the firm's constitution and a further on-market buy back scheme to deal with capital management issues. The first proposal is to carry on with an off-market buy-back which ...