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Economic round-up: Rescheduling retirement

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
While jobless figures are expected to fall to another record low, there are interesting anomalies in the job market with full-time positions and participation of older workers both increasing. Bets are on that our jobless figures will have a three in ...

Plum podcasts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
Plum Financial Services is targeting Gen Y with a move to podcasting information the first step in a multi-channel communications strategy. Managing director, Mike Fitzsimons, said the move to podcast the Plum member newsletter was the first step in ...

QSuper champions fin literacy

QSuper, the superannuation fund for the Queensland Government, will roll out a host of initiatives that will help improve the financial literacy of its 470,000-odd members, including the largely overlooked Gen X and Gen Y segments. A major supporter ...

AFA conference to focus on world-class practice

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today unveiled the program for its 2007 National Conference, with the theme of building a world-class advice business. Held 14-16 October at the Crowne Plaza Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, the program includes ...

Symantec appoints co-heads to fin services team

... Australia, the USA, and the Middle East. Prior to joining Symantec, Kastner worked at EMC, PA Consulting Group, Ernst & Young, Saudi Cairo Bank and Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). Meanwhile, Yu will be directing the technical infrastructure ...

Super is now the centrepiece: Vanguard

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... "Super is seen as a tax shelter par excellence for that powerful political voting group known as the baby boomers. But for young people it struggles to get their attention. After all there are really fashionable clothes to buy, ringtones to download ...

Advisers want transparency from licensees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Adviser groups charging their franchisees too much is forcing practices to consider switching groups or whether they should set up on their own, said Darren Wise, managing director of Financial Planning Services Australia (FPS). "Some adviser practices ...

AFA launches third annual rising star awards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
... Rising Star Award complements the ongoing AFA GenXt program that is being run around Australia. Together, the AFA offers young advisers the ability to learn, grow and be recognised. "A significant portion of new members to the AFA are under 40, and we ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... literacy was important, but questioned whether teaching it in primary schools was the right choice. "We can't disagree with our young people learning these skills and understanding money management better & [but] as a society we need to look at how else ...

Securitor head moves to St.George Insurance

Sean West, Asgard Wealth Solutions' head of advice business solutions, including Securitor, has been promoted to general manager at St. George Insurance. Replacing him at the helm of Securitor is Neil Younger, who was previously Asgard's head of business ...