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CBA's Norris to retire, Narev replaces

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... on transforming the Group to become Australia's finest financial services organisation and continuing to move that aspiration selectively into Asia," said Narev. "I have had the privilege of working closely with Ralph for over four years and have learnt ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Economic uncertainty in the Middle East following uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt show how intertwined the global economy is with geopolitics, making more volatility the only certainty. First the background. According to a briefing note put out yesterday ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
For three years, Zurich's Group Risk business in Australia has stayed relatively below the radar. That will now change after the insurer scored a hiring coup - successfully recruiting the key team of rival IUS Life, including general manager, Phil Collins. ...

Lack of confidence impedes adviser referrals

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Increasing levels of existing client referrals provide more opportunity for boutique financial planning firms to build their revenue and business, according to Macquarie Practice Consulting. Yet lack of confidence and smart strategic marketing gets ...

Equipsuper unveils fin plng campaign

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Equipsuper Financial Planning launched a "be yourself" communications campaign last week encouraging members to seek professional financial advice - with one in four members requesting follow-up from planners as a result of the initiative. The campaign ...

New leadership at ANZ wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
ANZ has signalled intentions to grow aggressively in Australia's wealth management sector following the appointment of Lloyds Banking Group managing director, John Van Der Wielen, as wealth managing director. ANZ has announced a restructure of its wealth ...

Members star in Sunsuper ad campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
Sunsuper has launched a new advertising campaign that will star its own members. The campaign also uses the famous tune of "Over the rainbow", according to a press statement. General manager, marketing and communications Teifi Whatley said the premise ...

Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... Australia needs to respond, to remain an attractive place to invest and to do business. That's the reason the Government's aspiration is to reduce the level of tax faced by the vast majority of Australians." Say what??? All I heard was blah, blah, blah ...

Futuro grows planning network

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Futuro Financial Services has increased its national network by nearly 50 per cent to 93 per cent in the past 18 months. The independent financial planning group had 64 authorised representatives in October 2008 but that number reached 93. The group ...

Select looks to sign on six dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... May last year. "We are four weeks away from a mandate we're working on with a listed company," said Fairweather. "Our aspiration over five years is to only work between six and 10 groups - we're not a mass market brand, [and] we're not trying to capture ...