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Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... sector. However, Australia will go through what Bond calls "the two speed economy in reverse." This means that "Western Australia and Queensland will be heavily affected by the slow of the mining boom," while New South Wales and Victoria are expected ...

Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... specific to their line of work. The advice firm has put together a financial plan that targets those who work in Western Australia and Queensland on a 'fly in, fly out' basis. "When they're not working, their time is really tight," Dale explained, and ...

One third of first home buyers are investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... proportion is 8%, in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia the proportions range from 10% to 12%, and in Western Australia the proportion is almost twice as high at 20%. Property market commentators have speculated that the high proportion of FHB ...

Philanthropic fund establishments return to pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2015
... New South Wales recorded more new PAFs than ever and is now home to 42% of the total, followed by Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and finally South Australia. Distributions from PAFs have grown to record levels reaching $251 million in 2012 and ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... 2014). "Banking giant Westpac is preparing to shed more than 200 jobs by closing call centres in Queensland and Western Australia." (abc.net.au, 1 Oct 2014). "Westpac to send 83 jobs to India in cost-cutting program" (The Australian, 18 Oct 2013) The ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... said. "A strong focus for the chapter under my leadership is to get the message out to the wider community in Western Australia of what financial planning really is and the benefits for clients in seeking out a high quality financial planner. "Some of ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... renewable energy assets, including wind farms and solar energy facilities in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, NSW and the ACT. Fourteen of these Australian facilities are operational and three are under construction. All are project ...

FPA Future2 award goes to Kathy Havers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... improving the lives of disadvantaged young Australians," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall sid. Runners up include Western Australia State Winner Joseph Hoe from Wealthwise and New South Wales State Winner William Johns from Health and Finance Integra ...

Stephen Godfrey awarded FPA adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... wealth entities. The state winners for the FPA award were Infinity Wealth Solutions adviser Simon Podesta, from Western Australia, McPhail HLG Financial Planning adviser Simon McGuirk, from Victoria, and Genesys Wealth adviser Cameron Pereira, from Tasmania. ...

Franklin Templeton appoints institutional sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... that will focus on the firm's relationships with institutional investors in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. James Savage will be reporting to Franklin Templeton head of institutional sales Keri Pratt, based in Sydney. Prior to joining ...