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New talent celebrated with AFA award

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened nominations for its 2011 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award. The AFA's Rising star of the Year Award (Award) is designed to celebrate the talented newcomers in the world of financial advice. Established ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... things. The board's decision will be announced at 1430 AEST. The Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) release their performance of construction index (PCI) for May. In equities news, News Corporation's head of Digital ...

HLB Mann Judd acquires Howard fin planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... within HLB Mann Judd, joining the leadership team of George Wright and Darren Matthew. The HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association consists of 8 member firms and 4 representative firms and has approximately 90 partners and around 700 staff members.

Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has refuted claims made by planner association critics that have suggested his FOFA reforms are an industry funds puppet, with a spokesman labelling the claims as "a bit rich". Yesterday the Association of Financial ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... up to a million dollars and lifetime bans for breaches of new regulations. In response to the proposed changes, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has come forward in strong force against the action, calling it the work of industry super funds ...

Dark pools attract larger trades and ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... allow for larger trade sizes to appeal to a wider range of participants. However, in an address at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia Conference on May 26, ASIC commissioner, Shane Tregillis, compared dark pools to a pulp fiction, hearing the ...

Planners commission ban skips property

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... potential pitfalls for planners, said Graeme Colley, director and chair of the Regulatory Committee, SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). "The role of the financial planner and SMSF trustee is to review the fund's trust deed to ensure ...

Super insurance simplified for funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, welcomed the move saying her association was pleased to see the Government had listened to the industry. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... bit, with advisers required to satisfy the "best interest" duty towards their client, she said. Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall would not be drawn on the conflict of interest created for financial advisers when platform ...

New judge for AFA Adviser of the Year award

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... Director of research at Beaton Research and Consulting, Dr Rebecca Shiels, has joined the judging panel for the ninth Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award In her current role, Dr Sheils responsibilities include business-to-business ...