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AFA GenXt roadshow connects knowledge and performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will focus on education and knowledge as a means to drive business and client performance at this year's GenXt National Roadshow. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend the roadshows that are taking ...

One swallow says it's springtime for Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... 0.1% contraction in the second - but fresher data "indicated" it's on the mend. Look ma! There's a swallow... it must be spring! The swallow financial markets saw was the ZEW economic sentiment index - it jumped to a reading of plus 11.5 in November ...

Spring FG set to launch IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Spring Financial Group has confirmed that pre-registration for an initial public offer (IPO) of shares is now open, following a number of key acquisitions during the past few months. Spring FG is working towards lodging a prospectus with the Australian ...

Spring FG to pursue more acquisitions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
Spring Financial Group has appointed corporate adviser KTM Capital to explore further acquisitions, shortly after buying Pink Diamond Financial Group and Moneytree Partners Group. "We have appointed KTM Capital to assist us with this growth and in our ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... - could be dragged down into the gutters... the Fed said so itself. But this time, it's a bit different. While the Arab Spring brought uncertainty in the Middle East and raised the oil price back then, oil prices have been dropping despite the current ...

OneVue cuts deal with Spring FG

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... footprint. The wholesale superannuation services provider has partnered with financial planning and wealth management firm Spring FG to allow the firm to make use of its platform. "Our core Platform Services capability will be used to administer SMSF ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Get ready for activist members, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
Superannuation funds should prepare for an increased scrutiny of their investments from members, regulators and activists, according to New Zealand Superannuation Fund manager for responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor. Speaking at the Australian ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
Governments must slash corporate, income and capital gains tax, wind back environmental reforms and break up the big banks if they want to recover from the "global depression", bestselling author and economist James G. Rickards has told superannuation ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014