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FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Financial planners can access specific Asian sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals and health care for clients after FTSE Group released 18 new sector indices that target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the ...

Countdown to CIMA scholarships: IMCA

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Investment consultants have two weeks to apply for an Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) scholarship worth $6,000. Scholarship winners will participate in IMCA's Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) program. The program is ...

AFS school boosts revenues by 27 pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
Australian Financial Services (AFS) Business School graduates recorded a 27 per cent growth in revenues on average six months after they returned to the office. Peter Daly, AFS Group chief executive, said the Business School exceeded all the firm's ...

Bonus hocus pocus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
So it was written, so it was. No more bonuses. Taxpayers hate that. The government threatens to regulate against that. Hmmm...what can we do? Last Friday, I wrote about the futility of introducing new regulations to ensure that the current global financial ...

Stimulate your package

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
Australian couples eligible to receive the government's $1,800 stimulus package cash injection could double the sum by investing in superannuation instead of blowing it on a holiday or a new plasma TV. Millions of Australians are set to receive a portion ...

Henderson Maxwell moves to managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Financial planner Sam Henderson discovered a decision he made 12 months ago to set up a managed accounts service for clients is paying off. Speaking at Financial Standard's managed accounts seminar early this month, Henderson said that using managed ...

FPA upgrades CPD program

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has enhanced the association's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to move away from relying on the basic requirements of RG146. The improved CPD policy is a clear recognition by FPA members of the limitations ...

BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
BT Financial Group's BT Super for Life product has broken the 100,000 member mark in just 18 months. Melanie Evans, BT Financial Group head of superannuation and investments, said low fees and linking super accounts to online banking had attracted customers ...

Beggar thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
2009 will be the Year of Africa if Pope Benedict the XVI has his way. Chances are, given the way the global community is now suffering from its greed-infected wounds, he may not have long to wait. Despite all the technological advances, medical discoveries ...

NAB Super fine-tunes investment choice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
NAB Group Superannuation Fund increases the flexibility of its investment choice options by introducing a new system that allows switches to be made within percentage multiples of 1 per cent, as opposed to the previous 10 per cent allowance. Effective ...