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ASIC winds up insolvent derivatives issuer

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... derivatives via its website. ASIC issued a Court application on 28 May 2013 seeking the company be wound up because it was advertising through its website that it had an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence, when it did not, appeared to be insolvent ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... Rainmaker said this was mainly due to higher investment portfolio costs and a significant move towards marketing, advertising and full service products. Clifford said that there were occasions where institutional investors had decided they wanted to ...

Direct insurance not a competitor of retail: Zurich

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... there is a need for advisers that can help clients look for the best option. By investing on television and internet advertising, direct insurance is raising awareness on the importance of having protection and opening new markets. "Still, most people ...

Social media may not be the best place to advertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... communications Stuart Barton's presentation the Financial Standard's annual Sales and Marketing Forum. Barton said fears that advertising is "under assault from technology" are being overplayed by what he termed "social media evangelists." "As good as ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Consolidation Colonial First State Loose Ends TFN Consent & Consolidation Telstra Super Hello Tomorrow HOSTPLUS Best Advertising Campaign of the Year (Consumer Division) Winner CAN Commonwealth Bank of Australia Finalists SuperFit MLC Heritage Bank Heritage ...

ASIC raises red flag on capital protected products

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... about the level of risk investors are exposed to. ASIC has also raised its concern around the accuracy and balance of advertising for the products. According to the regulator, the value of these investments is usually linked to the worst performing reference ...

Fair Finance Australia pays infringement notice penalty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... infringement notice to Foresters Community Finance, which trades as Fair Finance Australia for false or misleading advertising. Fair Finance paid a $6,600 penalty on 22 March 2013. In October 2012 Fair Finance advertised on its website the effective ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... "We have strong positions in a number of companies taking advantage of the secular shift in traditional retail and advertising dollars to online," he explained. "These stocks represent 26% of our portfolio versus the market's 0.5% and they haven't disappointed ...

FPA reiterates need for professional qualifications

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... July 2013 it will be mandatory to hold an approved degree to become a member of the professional association. The advertising campaign supports the announcement made by the FPA two years ago of an initiative to raise the standards of the financial planning ...

Voting opens for the 2013 Rainmaker Excellence Awards

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... are Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Superannuation), Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Investment Management) and Best Advertising Campaign of the Year (Trade Division). There are 16 categories in total, all focused on acknowledging the work of the industry's ...