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FPA extends free online advice service

FPA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Ask an Expert online advice service will be available until the end of this month. The initiative was launched last month as part of FPA's Financial Planning Week. Volunteer advisers are on hand to answer basic ...

AFA renews call to restrict 'financial adviser' term

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is again calling for Treasury to restrict the term 'financial adviser' amid a barrage of negative media reports on the planning industry. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the AFA, said the term 'financial ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... The regulator is instead directing funds towards the IFSA and AVCAL (Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) guidelines as the latter in particular has been dealing with these challenges for decades. Following perceptions over valuations ...

When ASIC knocks, answer immediately

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... far-reaching powers of the regulator, says an industry expert. Deen Sanders, deputy chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, said the financial watchdog's powers are "quite wide ranging" and that they are able to issue notices ...

NY fund blacklists Gazprom and Petrobras

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... Conflict Risk Network's founding members include Boston Common Asset Management, Wheaton College, Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado and Bridgeway Capital Management.

RIAA hires ESG manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has hired former UK based socially responsible investment officer, Katie Swanston, as environment, social and governance research manager for the association's academy. Swanston previously worked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases financial aggregates data for May. The Housing Industry Association releases new home sales data for May. In company news, Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group holds a security ...

ASFA to host Communications forum and awards

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Next month, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is hosting a communications forum and awards ceremony recognising the industry's top communication professionals. The ASFA Communications Forum & Awards will be held on 30 July at The ...

UK planners face new advice regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... development parallels similar reforms proposed by Australia's financial planning peak body, the Financial Planning Association (FPA), which recommends that its members transition to fee-based advice by 2012.

Regulator warns on rev mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... 2008 to total outstanding funding of $2.5 billion. The study, commissioned by the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL), found there are more than 37,000 reverse mortgage facilities in existence.