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New exec team to drive AFA expansion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) unveiled a new strategic initiative today with the formation of an executive committee of the board charged with driving new projects and initiatives for the AFA's growing membership. The AFA national executive ...

Qld investors like it hot

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Queenslanders have the biggest appetite for risk when it comes to investing, according to research undertaken by Aviva. The research was based on inflows into the Navigator platform on a state by state basis. Queensland investors had the highest risk ...

ASFA targets extra super contributions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Federal Government to introduce 'soft compulsion' opt-out arrangements for additional employee super contributions and to make co-contribution benefits more readily available ...

Young to be replaced at helm of HFA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Paul Jensen will replace HFA founder and current HFA Asset Management chief executive officer, Spencer Young, at the helm of the funds management business as Young moves to a more strategically focused role within the group. HFA said Jensen will take ...

Employment mobility figures revised

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revised its estimates about the mobility of the Australian labour force noting that of 9.921 million people aged 15 years and over who were working in February 2006 for employers other than themselves, 11.6 per ...

ABN AMRO adds two to team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
... operating officer. She spent the last seven years with Advance, prior to which she spent time with State Street, Ernst & Young and Westpac. Matthew Winning leaves Zurich Asset Management to take up a position as compliance and risk analyst.

Use SG to pay HECS and let funds borrow: ICAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... ICAA said the Government should step up actions to chase and penalise employers that do not pay their SG, it should allow young graduates in the first three years out of university to divert SG payments into paying off HECS, it should allow super funds ...

JUST Super spices up its insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Industry super fund JUST Super has just announced the roll-out of insurance upgrades for all members at no added cost. The insurance upgrades include improved death and TPD cover for those aged 16-40, an increase in the maximum level of cover to $2 ...

Planning starts at 30: MLC

... sacrifice, gearing and knowledge of government benefits available to those starting a new family can potentially increase a young Gen-Xers' savings by tens of thousands by the time they retire. The most powerful tool 30-somethings have on their side ...

Modern kids are consumer savvy: CommBank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... consumers, but sometimes lack the financial skills to back up this consumer awareness." The aim of the CBF is to support young people develop financial and money management skills, said Norris.