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Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) President Dr James Taggart has been elected to the Board of the Asia Pacific Financial Services Association as an Australian representative. Dr Taggart, OAM, said he is honoured to have been nominated and ...

AFA appoints COO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed Phil Anderson to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr Anderson said he is pleased to be joining the AFA at such a pivotal time. "I have watched the AFA grow and seen it ...

Financial services turn to Twitter

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
Over the last few years, financial services firms have been grappling to understand the value of social media as a client relationship tool. Many have now committed but, according to recent US research, the majority have fallen for Twitter over rival ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Australia's superannuation funds are a key factor in helping Australia through times of global market volatility, according to new research commisioned by ASFA. 'Enhancing financial stability and economic growth: the contribution of superannuation' ...

FS Advice launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
The new look Australian Journal of Financial Planning, now called FS Advice, has been launched at the Rainmaker Advisers Big Day Out in Terrigal, on the NSW central coast. The journal has been redesigned to align it with the suite of Financial Standard ...

Resolution Capital opens US office with senior hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Resolution Capital has expanded its investment team with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager to be based in New York. Robert Promisel has joined Resolution Capital, a specialised manager of global real estate securities, as a global portfolio ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australia's aged care system has released its final report. Fundamental changes to the way aged care is delivered and financed are proposed, including the move towards user pays. The Productivity Commission's ...

Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Former president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Susan Ryan has been appointed as the new age discrimination commissioner. The role will be allocated $4 million over four years through the Australian Human Rights Commission. ...

S&P loses Hoven

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Standard & Poor's managing director of fund services Mark Hoven has moved on from the ratings house. A spokesperson for S&P told Financial Standard that Hoven has already left the company. S&P said that research related enquiries should be directed ...

ORBIS launches cash based fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Orbis Australia has launched a retail cash plus equities fund, the Orbis/SM Australia Opportunity Fund. The new Fund is the second one Orbis has launched in Australia since the launch of the Orbis/SM Australian Equity Fund in 2004. The Orbis/SM Australia ...