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UK advice giant deVere enters Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... office in Melbourne has been established, the company will look to open offices in other major cities including Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. The expansion into Australia is being facilitated by the recent acquisition of Meridian Financial ...

Spring FG to pursue more acquisitions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... enjoying strong organic growth in client numbers, revenue and profitability through its Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra offices", Cullen added. Spring now has assets under advice in excess of $330 million, a mortgage book of more than $120 million ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... have delivered median returns to members. Whiteley made these two proposals in an address to the National Press Club in Canberra yesterday. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden also spoke at the event, arguing that ISA's proposed ...

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... Australian National University's right to divest from companies. The statement appeared as an advertisement in Wednesday's Canberra Times and is expected to appear in The Australian Financial Review on Friday. It is a response to criticism from companies ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... find offensive and bizarre." Hewson's comments come the day after ANU Vice Chancellor Ian Young wrote an article in the Canberra Times defending the decision to divest from seven resources companies, following intense criticism from the mining sector ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... their retirement income, said a leading think tank. The Australia Institute (TAI), a progressive think tank based in Canberra, has just released a research paper titled ' Boosting retirement incomes the easy way ' that draws attention to the PLS which ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Tuesday night (AEST). The major banks were mixed as the first review of the financial system in 17 years was released in Canberra. ANZ was steady at $33.54, Westpac added 16 cents to $34.30, NAB lifted 13 cents to $33.97 and Commonwealth Bank fell 16 ...

Deal with government brings in consumer protection: Palmer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... (FoFA) legislation will provide a guarantee of consumer protection, MP Clive Palmer has said. Speaking to journalists in Canberra, Palmer said that the changes to the law will "ensure that more and more people are protected." In siding with the government ...

Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... have to put on our crash helmets and flak jackets on when we looked at this," Mr Murray told the National Press Club in Canberra. His review says super government policy settings lack stability, which add to costs and reduces long-term confidence and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... Tuesday night (AEST). The major banks were mixed as the first review of the financial system in 17 years was released in Canberra. ANZ was steady at $33.54, Westpac added 16 cents to $34.30, NAB lifted 13 cents to $33.97 and Commonwealth Bank fell 16 ...