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AFA supports PIS strategy

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has thrown its support behind Professional Investment Services' (PIS) strategy to go head to head against the industry fund anti-commission advertising campaigns. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA ...

Surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Surprise! The exclamation would almost always put a smile on anyone's face especially when the expected worst turns into a welcome better. Financial markets have been bombarded day after day after day with news that went from bad to worse to worst for ...

Defensive model portfolios in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
Advisers are increasingly turning to model portfolios as the backbone of their research in the construction of defensive investment strategies, said an industry expert. Paul O'Connor, director of fund services at Standard & Poor's, said the firm is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open little changed following a mixed lead from US stocks. Gold miners are likely to gain after the price of the precious metal increased. At 0747 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

AvSuper revamps death insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
The $1 billion aviation industry super fund AvSuper has introduced anti-detriment provisions to members' death benefits. Launched at the start of this year, AvSuper announced anti-detriment provisions will now apply to the death benefits paid to a spouse ...

Joint Committee has consumer loans in its sights

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' inquiry into financial products and services will include a review of banking products. Reflecting the transfer of oversight of consumer finance to the Commonwealth, which will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The Australian share market was lower at noon weighed down by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto amid concerns about the latter's deal with China's Chinalco. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 33.2 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 3,743.5, while the ...

Court convicts unlicensed Westpoint planner

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
A New South Wales court has sentenced, Keith Rowntree, to 80 hours community service for providing financial advice, which led to clients investing in Westpoint products, without a licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

AXA opens Singapore uni

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
AXA Group has opened the firm's Asia-Pacific university campus in Singapore to develop the employees skills across risk management, compliance, claims management and financial advice. The AXA University Asia Pacific Campus will partner with experts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained on better-than-expected earnings reports from Citigroup and General Electric. Gold miners may decline after the precious metal fell on Friday. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...