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Browne & Co joins Securitor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
The Securitor financial planning network extends its reach in New South Wales after chartered accountant, Browne & Co, joined the group. Joining the Securitor group means Browne & Co's financial planning division, BEX, can access the dealer group's ...

Watson Wyatt appoints new global head

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... the director of the investment consulting practice in the Americas. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. Urwin, global head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt, said: "While I have thoroughly enjoyed ...

Ken Done sues over $53m bad advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... $10 billion plus in FUA. Bentley Barton & Partners went into receivership roughly three years ago and Grubers Beckett Chartered Accountants bought the client base, said a spokesperson from Grubers Beckett Chartered Accountants. The spokesperson said ...

AFA maps education Pathway

... planners. It's nearly a year of consultation with members but the group has finally launched Pathway to FChFP (Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner), a four-pronged course with a difference. To be eligible, the planner should already have at least ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... blue chips rose 3.2 per cent, hitting three-week highs, as advancing global equities and Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered's forecast-beating earnings fuelled investor confidence. The Hang Seng Index ended up 769.09 points, at 24,483.84. WELLINGTON ...

More education for SMSF auditors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... measures, placing increased importance on the independence of auditors of SMSFs." Reflecting this need, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (The Institute) with CPA Australia and the National Institute of Accountants has released a list ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... rose 1.5 per cent to hit its highest closing level in six weeks as forecast-beating results from Asia-focused Standard Chartered lifted banks and financial stocks. The FTSE 100 closed up 87.9 points at 6,087.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6985.97 ...

Post sub-prime, ethics more crucial than ever: CFAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia has just hosted its first ever board meeting for the chartered financial analysts (CFA) institute who are here to talk about what they need to do to keep up with growing demand for their professional qualifications. "Domestically the CFA brand ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... quarter of last year, despite a plunge American exports belies those who doubt Asian economies cannot decouple. Standard Chartered expects emerging Asia will grow by an average of 6.4 per cent in 2008, down from 7.8 per cent in 2007. By comparison, during ...

China's investor confidence crisis

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... before the Olympics actually starts in August. What's fuelling these worries, said Shanghai-based economist at Standard Chartered Bank Stephen Green is growing consensus among investors and analysts alike that Chinese stock prices have risen too sharply ...