Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 3641 - 3650 of 5379 results for "Association"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... monday, the ANZ job advertisements series for October are released as is the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) for October, In equities news, RXP Services due to list on the ASX, Orica Ltd ...

Advisers distracted by industry funds: RiskStore

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... to engage consumers effectively ourselves, as a cohesive collective of retail operators rather than the disparate association-based advertising that's happening now." The Financial Planning Association's media advertising campaign is already in full ...

Private equity activity improves: research

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... highs in Australian companies in the past three years according to the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The annual report into the primary activities of Australian private equity and venture capital firms for this financial ...

Australian Custodial Services Association appoints new chair

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Securities Services Australia & New Zealand has been appointed the new chair of the Australian Custodial Services Association. Pierre Jond takes over from incumbent Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) chair Paul Cutts, who has taken a new ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... generations are not crippled under the financial burden required to support our rapidly ageing population." Meanwhile the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the move was a forward-thinking step to secure a better retirement ...

AMP planning associations adopt insight products

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
AMP Financial Planners Association, Hillross Advisers Association and General Insurance Advisors Association have adopted a new business insight product to provide strategic guidance during regulatory change. In response to predicted increases in operations ...

ASFA gets behind phoenix reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has welcomed proposed legislation to hold directors of phoenix companies liable for any unpaid superannuation entitlements. On 13 October 2011, the Government presented a bill aimed at amending the ...

MacMillan wins AFA Adviser of the Year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
West Australian financial planner, Troy MacMillan, has taken out the top gong at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) annual conference and been named Adviser of the Year for 2011. The award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services Australia ...

Industry funds not our focus: Cormann

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... shadow assistant treasurer, Mathias Cormann, received a warm reception when he addressed delegates yesterday at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference to reiterate his opposition against parts of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) ...

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... 20 graduates take to the stage to accept their graduation certificate, AFA president Brad Fox among them. "For an association to be professional, education has to be at the core," said Smith. The nominees for the AFA Excellence in Education Award were ...