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New partnerships and sponsorships announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The financial service industry continues to ramp up its presence in the corporate sponsorship market with Wilson HTM, MFS and Community First Credit Union all recently announcing major community partnerships, donations and sports sponsorships. Wilson ...

APX launches first local carbon trading exchange

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Australia's first ever carbon trading exchange has opened today in Melbourne, letting businesses set carbon pricing five years before the Howard government's current 2012 goal. A joint venture between the Australia Pacific Exchange (APX), the Australian ...

Rich get richer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
High global GDP growth and market capitalisation are driving ever higher numbers of high net wealth (HNW) individuals and ultra high net wealth (UNHW) individuals, according to the 11th annual World Wealth Report. The report, conducted by Capgemini ...

People to power advice of the future

A financial planner's biggest expense - people - is also their biggest asset and will power the success of practices into the future. Speakers at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Standard Luncheon Club Series for Financial ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

Industry funds management chair Garry Weaven has called on the government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population. In an address to the National ...

Kiwibank fined over lack of disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
New Zealand government-owned bank Kiwibank yesterday pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act while a banking group recently appointed as a KiwiSaver default fund is also under investigation. The case concerns banks which failed to properly ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
With a tight labour market and skills shortages pumping up wages, commercial pilots look to be next to join the mile-high club in wages growth, adding to recent burgeoning national wages growth. Australia's wages are said to have grown at a record pace ...

Insurance made easier for associations and clubs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
Community associations and sports clubs that group purchase insurance for members could be exempt from insurance seller status and associated regulatory costs in an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposal to attack underinsurance. ...

LIXI makes lending technologies more affordable

The Lending Industry XML Initiative (LIXI), a non-profit organisation representing mortgage brokers and lenders, has changed its membership model to allow more industry players to adopt better and cheaper e-commerce technologies. LIXI was established ...

HOSTPLUS joins the Collingwood Magpies team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
... will also take part in education, promotional and workshop activities for HOSTPLUS as part of the Performance Plus+ program. Club captain Nathan Buckley and coach Mick Malthouse will speak to HOSTPLUS employer members Australia-wide about leadership ...