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FICAP's Wannabe Rockstars a huge hit

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
Ten of the finance industry's Wannabe Rockstars battled it out this week in FICAP's annual "Who wants to be a RockStar?" event at Sydney's iconic Metro Theatre. The award for FICAP 2012 RockStar of the Year went to Jamie Thomas from ANZ, with a rendition ...

Wannabe RockStars take to the stage for annual fundraiser

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Ten of the finance industry's wannabe RockStars will take to the stage tonight to battle it out for FICAP's annual "Who wants to be a RockStar?" event. This year's event is raising funds for the YWCA NSW 'FICAP Voices' mentoring program and Open Family ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Some of the super industry's biggest players will have new transparency and governance policies to work under after the FSC released its new mandatory policy requirements. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said that there had been a lot of attention ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Europe's debt crisis remains a cause for concern for Australian institutional investors, with the ongoing saga cited as the biggest risk to returns over the next 12 months. The survey of chief investment officers represented by the Financial Services ...

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Industry fund dominance of simple, low-cost superannuation will be aggressively challenged by 'white hot' pricing competition that risks an inadequate focus on returns, according to Financial Services Council chief executive, John Brogden. Speaking ...

Christmas deadline for FOFA clarity: ANZ

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
ANZ Wealth has warned that Christmas is the "absolute drop dead date" for clarity on FOFA reforms before implementation costs double. Paul Barrett, ANZ general manager advice and distribution, told reporters in Sydney yesterday that time is ticking ...

ANZ Wealth provides succession support for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
ANZ aligned financial planners looking to retire can now avail of a new package aimed at helping them to develop a successful succession plan. The ANZ Wealth succession package gives planners a range of tools including a loan facility for business growth ...

ANZ Wealth appoints head of practice based fin planning

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Former BT and Commonwealth financial planning head, Neil Younger, has been named as head of practice based financial planning for ANZ Wealth. Younger's previous role was general manager for Commonwealth Financial Planning where he reported to then Colonial ...

ANZ Wealth appoints head of advice delivery

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
ANZ Wealth has appointed a new head of advice delivery to provide dealership services to its advice businesses. Raelene Seales has been appointed head of advice delivery for ANZ Wealth. In her new role, Seales will establish and lead the Advice Delivery ...

FOFA levels playing field: ANZ Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
The FOFA best interest duty proposals will level the playing field with advisers free to compete with super funds for intrafund advice clients, according to Paul Barrett, general manager advice and distribution, ANZ Wealth. The best interest test, as ...