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AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has launched a revamped website to better connect members, following development of its multi-platform social media presence. "We've completely rebuilt the website from the ground-up, with the intention of providing ...

Rice Warner appoints new head of super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... company director Jeff Warner, who will stay on at Rice Warner in a pure consulting role. Blair has previously worked at Pillar, Russell and Towers Watson in client consulting, account and product management and institutional sales and strategy. Rice ...

Cutting super tax breaks unwise: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... earners were a net drain on the Budget. "Rather than focusing on penalising those who are saving through the community pillar of superannuation for an independent life post-working age, the Government should turn its attention to the considerable ongoing ...

Crowe Horwath eyes HNWI business

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... executive Chris Shay. "Government programs are there to stimulate SME business growth, and these initiatives are an important pillar for any business keen to expand and invest in their future." Such actions from accounting firms are expected to increase ...

HK tops US as most advanced financial economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Hong Kong special administrative region has overtaken the US as the world's most developed financial economy, according to the World Economic Forum's 2011 Financial Development Report, the first time an Asian region has lead the index. Pushing Hong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... outlook. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed as fears about Europe's debt crisis deepened after Germany, considered the pillar of the eurozone, failed to sell all its bonds in an auction. While some markets managed to eke out small gains thanks to bargain-buying ...

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Jordan Hawke, executive general manager of Asteron announced the winner of the AFA Excellence in Education Award yesterday and said he was "blown away" by the calibre of nominees and how they transferred their educational skill sets to their communities. ...

Superannuation alliance speeds up rollover times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... ASP, which is made up of seven financial organisations including AAS, AMP, BT Financial Group, Colonial First State, MLC, Pillar and Superpartners, was set up to support the government's delivery of SuperStream initiatives and to enable their fund clients ...

FSS security breach strikes industry chord

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... super means the security needs a regime the banks have used for some time." Vamos said the super industry is the third pillar with insurance and banking as recognised in StrongerSuper and the new APRA-standards power. "As we move into the payments outs ...

First State Super chief handles furore over tech security

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... member, ex-NSW police employee and IT security specialist raised the alarm last month when he emailed FSS administrator, Pillar, on September 22 and detailed how he gained unauthorised access to the statements of around 568 other members of the Fund. ...