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Brad Fox Appointed AFA CEO

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Rising Star Award in 2008." As president, Fox was part of the (AFA) team that represented advisers and their clients in Canberra through the FOFA reform process. Having been an adviser himself, Nowak said Fox brought a personal insight into the needs ...

David Hunt joins RI Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... across RI's practices," he said. In his new role Hunt will be lead the team supporting RI practices in New South Wales, Canberra, Queensland and the Northern Territory. He will also recruit practices to the dealer group. "We look forward to David making ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... Associaton publishes its trades report for the September quarter. In company news, Qantas holds its annual general meeting in Canberra. Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), Greg Medcraft, is scheduled to deliver to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... Wayne Swan, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry and RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent speak at a conference in Canberra. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is also released. In equities news, David Jones releases ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... portfolio is invested into tobacco and arms companies. ACT Treasurer and Deputy Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, told the Canberra Times, however, that the ACT Labor government will not support Greens legislation to extend the ban to companies related to ...

Model FATCA intergov agreement imminent

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... regulations now expected in October, where that carve-out will lie is still uncertain, creating the need for timely action from Canberra. "Our government's not going to say they want an agreement until they see the model agreement and know what it contains ...

Former investment company director pleads guilty

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... investors affected by the charges live on the Sunshine Coast, although there are some living in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra. On June 13, 2012, ASIC obtained consent orders in the Supreme Court of Queensland to wind up Tanoak Pty Ltd and another company ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... StrongerSuper," she said. Stuart said ASFA would provide a counter-submission, and then continue to fight the plans in Canberra. After comments made in the media by Australian Securities & Investments (ASIC) commissioner Greg Medcraft in 2011, both ASFA ...

Macquarie Private expands adviser team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... wealth manager from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney while Joel Wright and Tony Gaudry have joined the teams in Manly and Canberra respectively in the same capacity. Wright is also ex-Morgan Stanley Smith Barney while Gaudry is moving over from Goldman Sachs ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... news is expected, although Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson is due to address the CEDA State of The Nation dinner in Canberra. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly higher, but trading volumes were low as investors remained cautious ahead ...