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BNP Australia NZ appoints new CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
BNP Paribas Australia and New Zealand has appointed Belgian branch head Didier Mahout as its new chief executive, starting late September. Mahout replaces FranASois Cristofari, who moves to Shanghai to become head of territory of BNP Paribas China. ...

Smallco grows bigger

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
Small caps specialist Smallco today announced former Macquarie senior analyst Andrew Hokin's appointment as a senior fund manager. Hokin's appointment makes him the fourth member of the company's investment team - unusual, given it manages only $200 ...

ASFA changes guard

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
Pauline Vamos, former principal of Vamos Consulting, has been appointed new chief executive of ASFA, starting early September 2007. ASFA's membership base made up of industry funds, corporate, public sector and retail funds, service providers and individual ...

ING finds insurance oasis

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
Oasis Asset Management today announced the replacement of Tower with ING Australia as its group risk insurance provider. The deal affects Oasis' 69,000-plus superannuation members, and will result in better underwriting, according to managing director ...

ASX updates corporate governance guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... Principles and Recommendations since 2003. To be launched officially this afternoon by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce, the document focuses on greater corporate governance, directorial independence and recommends a ban on hedging ...

Over Fifty Group offers reverse mortgage courses

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Over Fifty Group (OFG) and SEQUEL have partnered up to provide reverse mortgage accreditation courses for brokers and planners. Driven by the growing popularity of reverse mortgages and equity release products, as well as growing pressure from consumer ...

AustralianSuper appoints new BDM head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
AustralianSuper has appointed national secretary of the Finance Sector Union Paul Schroder as new general manager of business development. AustralianSuper chief executive officer Ian Silk said Schroder's relationship skills and extensive contact list ...

Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
Despite recent debate over PDS readability, 60 per cent of super fund members do read their PDS's, according to new research conducted by Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). In the research, investors who ...

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have updated their consumer financial literacy guide - Smarter Super - Invest in your future and make the most ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is seeking feedback on proposals to update its training guidelines for financial planners. The proposed changes relate to Regulatory Guide 146 (RG 146), and take into account submissions to ...