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Coin buys into paraplanning business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... best practice paraplanning business. "Outplan is an innovative outsourced paraplanning service that brings together technical paraplanning expertise with a service ethic that is not matched by any other outsourced para-planning service." Outplan will ...

Creative products will meet aged consumers' needs: Asteron

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
... impact on Australia's social security, retirement planning and policy frameworks," said Louise Biti, Asteron's head of technical services. Trying to get ahead of the curve, Asteron has already developed a product called the Asteron Longevity Income Stream ...

Bank planners promote gearing strategies

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... banks' salaried planners took a much more liberal view of the use of debt in June 30 super planning. Mariner Financial's technical services manager, Kate Anderson, said she came across very few planners who were recommending gearing. "Gearing to buy ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... of Kevin Conlon as head of education as an exciting initiative. Kevin is highly regarded for his ability to combine technical knowledge with strong communication skills and he will make a significant contribution to professional development across the ...

Professionals must have an ethical code: CFA Institute

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... countries, said the key to its success over the last six decades is its sharp focus on professional ethics rather than just technical education. Ethics supported by professional standards is what makes you a professional, said Emilio Gonzalez, chief ...

AFA conference to focus on world-class practice

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... younger advisers (carried over from last year after a successful launch), a practice development session and a focus on technical and investment strategies for businesses. "The AFA National Conference is the high point in the AFA calendar with members ...

Symantec appoints co-heads to fin services team

... Ernst & Young, Saudi Cairo Bank and Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). Meanwhile, Yu will be directing the technical infrastructure of financial services solutions. He has more than 12 years' experience in the financial services and IT industries. ...

Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... Trying to turn down the heat on the world's fastest-growing major economy, China's Premier Wen Jiabao relies on a team of technical advisors led by central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, and Ma Kai, a 60 year-old poet who also happens to head the nation's ...

'Tis the season to be philanthropic

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... charitable giving in Australia, the site provides a helpdesk, accredited training, a directory of professional advisers, a technical reference paper and handbook for advisers from different fields. Tim Hardy, director of Enrich Australia, said. "For ...

Keysbrook joins national best practice project

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... rapidly gained momentum among the existing participants with regular meetings of working groups in areas like client technical strategies, technology, compliance, investment research and back office services and we are incrementally encouraged to expand ...