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Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Speaking at the Catholic Social Services Australia Conference on Wednesday, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer, Richard Gilbert, urged the not-for-profit sector to get more involved with industry to help underpin ...

Reverse mortgage sector picking up pace

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... why SEQUAL launched its accreditation standards earlier this year, and has recently accredited the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia course which offers specialised training on reverse mortgages to intermediaries."

Daily economic round-up

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
The Housing Industry Association has confirmed the patchy performance of the Australian property market, saying that over the last three years, when the equity market was booming, housing starts in New South Wales fell by 37 per cent although in Western ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... points higher at 5352. Today Perpetual Ltd will hold its annual general meeting and the Australian Pipeline Industry Association will hold its annual convention in Alice Springs. Australian stocks ended higher yesterday, after a strong performance by ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... sector, after last week's $7.87 billion takeover bid by SunCorp-Metway for Promina Group. Also, the Housing Industry Association gives the state and national outlook for the September quarter. Australian stocks ended higher on Friday, after a strong ...

Every little thing adds up to great service: HOST-PLUS

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
Servicing members is a core function for all super funds, but how many funds take their service offering as seriously as they should? HOST-PLUS is one fund that knows the value of service, and its members do too. Responding to statements from an Armidale ...

SRI needs clarification: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has released new research showing that investors would be more comfortable channelling money into sustainable responsible investment if the sector demystified its messages. Specifically, the research ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... average family income, whereas now it is of the order of nine times that level. Nevertheless, the Housing Industry Association's (HIA)affordability index dropped by 5.3 per cent in the June quarter to be about 6.1 per cent lower than it was last Christmas. ...

SEQUAL anoints MIAA reverse mortgage training

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
The Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) has endorsed the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) as its first accredited reverse mortgage education provider. MIAA is the first education provider to meet standards ...

FinLit website goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
The Financial Literacy Foundation has finally launched its long awaited UnderstandingMoney website. UnderstandingMoney.gov.au is the public face of the Financial Literacy campaign that has transfixed the financial services, and in particular superannuation ...