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XPLAN tops planners' list

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... modeling and tax planning and risk research. "In the current economic climate, advisers are seeking simplicity and efficiency, and are strongly focused on enhancing client relationships," said Andrew Walsh, general manager of IRESS' wealth management ...

FPA members gain practice tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... online member section. The program, HealthCheck, provides an assessment of a financial planning practice's operational efficiency. The service is available at a discounted price on the FPA's Professional Services portal. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... Ezekwesili has also urged African governments to push through with its ongoing public sector reforms, to improve the efficiency of public expenditures and to diversify their economies beyond non-renewable sources of wealth. "Countries like Zambia and ...

HCL pushes governance practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... come back and been extremely satisfied." Clients are more interested in transforming their business structure to boost efficiency, particularly across legacy programs and old add-ons Premkumar said. "Over the years banking institutions have built many ...

SA and QLD scoop Hillross awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... the fund to be donated to local youth employment initiatives. The Hillross awards recognise professionalism, business efficiency, customer service and wealth management expertise. John McMurdo, Hillross managing director, said this year's winners were ...

Securitor combats bad times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... diversifying the adviser's revenue base, finding new sources of income and improving administration and the overall efficiency of the business.

ASIC extends short selling ban till March

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... markets, including the UK and USA, this cautious approach is warranted. ASIC believes that any possible loss of market efficiency or price discovery as a result of this additional short period of review is therefore justified," ASIC said in a statement. ...

Impax environment trust hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... Impax Environmental Markets Trust invests in three environmental sub-sectors including alternative energy and energy efficiency, water treatment and pollution control and waste technologies and resource management. Each company must derive at least half ...

IFSA backs govt tax proposal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... IFSA deputy chief executive, John O'Shaughnessy, said the latest product rationalisation proposal would maximise the efficiency of Australia's financial services industry and reduce overall fees and charges. In 2005, the association estimated a removal ...

Superpartners to push for paperless super admin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... receive about 80 tonnes of paper mail every year, and by promoting online contributions, we'll make an impact beyond just efficiency for its own sake." The investment programme has the backing of Superpartners' largest owners: Australian Super, CBus ...