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Count awards advisers in Shanghai conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Count Financial has given awards to ten accountants and advisers during its annual conference, held this year in Shanghai. The awards recognised financial advice quality and good client outcomes within the different practices. The Member Firm of the ...

MLC GM to chair community foundation, focuses on mental health

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... improving the mental health of Australians. Bourguignon, who is general manager of MLC Group Insurance and managing director of Plum, joined MLC in 1999. During this time she has held a number of key strategic and finance roles within MLC and the broader ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Australia's life insurance sector has experienced an increase in claims and policy lapses in the last few years. The confluence of factors pressuring the group and retail insurance market has created a perfect storm that has seen insurers' profits plummet. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have plummeted following disappointing Chinese economic figures and renewed concerns about the standoff between Russia and Ukraine. The market has started the day more than one per cent lower, which follows heavy falls on US and European ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street finished mixed as a better-than-expected US jobs report helped offset anxiety over Ukraine that sent European equities lower. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Market down on Ukraine unrest

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has opened weaker as a geopolitical crisis in the Ukraine escalates. The Ukraine is on the brink of war with Russia threatening to invade in a crisis that began three months ago with civilian protests against the government ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Australian market is set to open lower when trade resumes after the Australia Day long weekend. Wall Street fell for the fifth consecutive session overnight, as investors wait on key economic developments in the US and global economy. At 0800 AEDT ...

Trust in Australian CEOs plummets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014

The Trust Company makes key super appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... Silverstein as trustee partnership managers. Grant was previously at REST Industry Super, while Silverstein has joined from Plum Financial Services. Both will be in charge of overseeing a wide range of superannuation relationships as well as lead The ...

Midwinter pairs AdviceOS with online accounting platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
Midwinter Financial Services has integrated its recently launched AdviceOS financial planning software with online accounting platform Xero Cashbook. Midwinter said this combination of software "in the cloud" will enable financial advisors to oversee ...