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Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... at the time the last instalments are paid,' said Bowen. Andrea Slattery, chief executive at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia, welcomed the announcement. Slattery said SPAA had already lobbied the government for the changes a number of ...

FOS appoints Belleville to board

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... at AAMI. He replaces former board director, Kerrie Kelly, who resigned to take up a role as director-general of the Association of British Insurers. The board of directors has an equal number of industry and consumer representatives. Professor Michael ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... research in Australia. Gray's report, Good Ethics & Culture = Good Returns, beat 28 other broking reports to win the association's Best Piece of ESG Research by an Individual Analyst or Team. Amanda McCluskey, head of sustainability and responsible investment ...

Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... government interaction and policy, and incorporating licensees within the AFA media strategy. The forum, launched by the Association of Financial Advisers, will provide a platform that will also allow advisers and licensees to adopt a cohesive approach ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... Street closed higher after recovering from a flat position on a mixed day in terms of economic data. The National Association of Realtors' reported an unexpected drop in pending home sales. Its index of home sales agreements fell 7.6 per cent in January ...

Super has no competition, no innovation: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Market failure in superannuation is so profound that the most innovative player is the regulator, said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super Network. "What you expect to see in competitive markets is innovation. But in super you don't ...

AMIST backs after-tax benchmarking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... a super fund, they should consider the tax implications for the super fund." Pauline Vamos, chief executive at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said this is an example of the super industry embracing after-tax benchmarking. ...

IFSA and Deloitte launch Future Leaders award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
The Investment & Financial Services Association and Deloitte have launched the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award - encouraging young financial services executives to submit ideas on how to solve some of Australia's toughest economic issues. Sarah Woodhouse ...

FPA launches anonymous reporting service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched its confidential misconduct reporting facility, FPA Confidential. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the FPA, said the system, which was developed in conjunction with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, would ...

Planners can fix their poor public image

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... how they contribute to the community and deliver a consistent public message. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said planners should recognise that their collective reputations have been damaged by the investment ...