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Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... per year to 30 November, while retail funds returned 3.5 per cent. Meanwhile, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Super Funds in Australia (ASFA), said the retail business model is changing, "[It's] changing as they move more and more ...

Industry bodies unite to create Korea forum

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... Services Council has teamed up with the Australian Financial Markets Associations and Korean Financial Investment Association to establish a Korea-Australia investment forum. The three associations signed an agreement to create the investment forum aimed ...

AFA launch QLD flood appeal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched its own Queensland flood appeal through its charitable arm, the AFA Foundation. AFA Foundation chair Brian Boggs said the foundation extends its support to the victims of the floods currently ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... year targeted at stronger consumer-centric advice campaigns and a bigger voice in Canberra. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will pursue its focus on Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and Stronger Superannuation reforms, with plans to ...

Fin services firms rally to aid Queensland

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... the floods will have on Suncorp Life's financial planners. On a national level, members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) are offering free financial advice to Queenslanders affected by floods. The FPA established the Financial ...

Finsia CEO to step down

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... assets back in 2007. Under Fahy's leadership, Finsia has secured its position as the leading professional membership association for executives working in the financial services industry and would continue to forge ahead with its long-term strategic ...

Advisers must unite against AusFin

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the profession to stand strong and united following the launch on 2 December of a powerful new group calling itself the Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFin). AusFin counts amongst ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... Parliament House, with appearances, inter alia, by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the Australian Bankers Association, CHOICE and former non-bank lender, Aussie Home Loans. On Monday, the Australian share market was driven marginally ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all his incentives change. His entire universe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... the central bank to leave the overnight cash rate at 4.75 per cent. The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) for November is also released. The Dun and Bradstreet's business expectations survey ...