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Klipin leaves AFA for millenium 3

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Two weeks after pulling off the organisation's most successful annual conference in 20 years, Richard Klipin plans to swap his long-standing position as the AFA's CEO to be CEO of the ANZ owned millenium 3 adviser group. Since 2006, Klipin has been ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
After assisting the Federal Government, advising a Royal Commission and working as an APRA inspector, Estelle Pearson has been named the 2012 Actuary of the Year. Pearson, who is managing director of consulting group Finity, was announced as the winner ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Pivot post full-year results while Seven West Media and UGL hold annual general meetings. The Australian Resources Conference is on in Western Australia and Reserve Bank of Australia's head of economic analysis Jonathan Kearns and Ray White deputy chairman ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... prime minister and NAB board member Dr Ken Henry is due to give the keynote speech at the Australian Sustainability Conference and Exhibition on the topic of How will sustainable growth and environmental protection be achieved as Asia's primacy increases ...

Big four prepare market for annus horribilis 2013

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Australia's big four banks have posted combined cash earnings of more than $25 billion, but bank chiefs, analysts and investors alike have focused on concerns about the sustainability of returns in a tough environment. Westpac rounded off the reporting ...

Westpac warns tough year ahead

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... was due to higher funding costs and continuing to offer customers attractive term-deposit rates. Speaking at a media conference this morning, chief executive Gail Kelly said that the bank had completed the 'heavy lifting phase' of increasing its balance ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... snapshot of the economy before the November 6 election. The markets jumped higher on a gain in consumer confidence: the Conference Board index for October rose to 72.2 in October, up from a revised 68.4 in September and better than forecasts. Also helping ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... 34% of global economic growth in 2012, according to Commsec economist Craig James. In his keynote address to the AFA Conference last week, James reminded delegates that even though China is a 'sandbag' to the global economy, and Australia's largest trading ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... by subdued sentiment and negative press, a panel of industry experts has said. Speaking at the annual AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast last week, industry heavyweights such as AMP managing director Craig Meller, CommInsure's Tim Browne, the ...

AFA: new lost super reforms a cash cow

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... period of inactivity needed for the transfer to 12 months from five years. During an industry leaders panel at the AFA Conference last week, chair Leigh Sales of the ABC asked Brad Fox, national president of the Association of Financial Advisers what ...