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De-stressing the stress test

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... that, 'the real estate market has bottomed and that we can all expect a late 2009 recovery'. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that its application index increased by 2 per cent in the week ending 1 May, up 43.7 per cent on the year. Mortgage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... futures index was up 67 points at 3,932. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association release their Australian Performance of Construction Index for April. The Australian Office of Financial Management donducts ...

AFA calls for remuneration choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has questioned the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) role in determining how the industry is remunerated. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA, said the FPA's recent announcement that its membership ...

Industry backs Lifewise campaign

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the insurance industry's online life insurance awareness campaign, Lifewise, has received overwhelming support. The Lifewise campaign centers around the program's website - www.lifewise.org.au ...

FPA recommends fee-for-service advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
In a day that marks a new chapter in the financial services sector, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has recommended to the government that the standard remuneration model for advice should be fee-for-service, citing that the "commission-based ...

PIS awards top risk adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... clients on the books. Churchill has already won the award in 2005 and 2006 and was also a finalist in last year's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) awards. "It's a great recognition from your peers but I get a lot more personal satisfaction from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 29 points at 3,705. In economic news on Wednesday, the Housing Industry Association releases its new home sales report for March. In equities, ANZ Banking Group Ltd releases first half results. OZ Minerals ...

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 ...

Govt drafts new credit regime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... regime instead of around 2,500 pages of individual state and territory paperwork. In response, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) backed the draft legislation. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the FPA, said the draft regulation addressed a lack ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up two points at 3,718. In economic news on Tuesday, the Housing Industry Association and RP Data release their residential land report for the December quarter. In equities, National Australia Bank Ltd releases ...