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ASIC concedes Trio ringleader investigation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been forced to concede defeat in its pursuit of the alleged ringleader of the Trio/Asterra collapse. ASIC had previously acknowledged that bringing a strong enough case against Jack Flader ...

Asteron takes on former Aon Hewitt exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Life insurer Asteron Life has appointed David Plant as its new executive manager of operations and strategy implementation. Plant was previously general manager of operations at Aon Hewitt Financial Advice, where he was responsible for operations, governance ...

Wealthtrac steps up SMSF campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Platform provider Wealthtrac has appointed a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sales specialist to develop its business in the potentially lucrative, but hard-to-access DIY super market. As business development manager - SMSF, James Macken will ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Move on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a range of enhancements to its FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms to improve adviser efficiency and expand its offering to clients. A new online dashboard for FirstWrap will offer greater visibility of client ...

Nominations open for AFA Excellence in Education award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened the nominations for the sixth AFA Excellence in Education Award, which recognises advisers committed to lifelong learning. Nominations close on May 24 with the first round of interviews being held ...

PIS award financial adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Professional Investment Services (PIS) announced the nine winners of its annual awards, which include Financial Adviser of the Year, Risk Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year. Troy Theobald, from Robina Financial Solutions, was awarded Financial ...

FICAP Rockstars gear up for tonight's fundraising

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Tonight the financial services industry will crown a new FICAP RockStar at the annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. The competition will be fierce with 12 RockStar hopefuls trying to win over the judges and the finance industry crowd, while raising ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set for a flat start despite an unexpectedly strong increase in US consumer spending in February. Wall Street rose slightly, its ninth straight session of gains. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures ...

Former Astarra director permanently banned from fin services

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that it has permanently banned former Astarra Asset Management director Eugene Liu from providing financial services for failing to comply with financial services laws. Liu ...