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ASFA elects new board members

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has elected Russel Mason and Nicolette Rubinsztein to its board of directors, following the departure of David Holston and Brian Bissaker. Mason is a worldwide partner with Mercer, while Rubinsztein ...

IIFA pledges global reporting standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The International Investment Funds Association has vowed to support development of a better investment fund reporting system at its 21st annual meeting, which concluded in Sydney last Friday. The 76 delegates, representing 35 different national investment ...

FPA chair joins FPSB

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Corinna Dieters will represent Australia in the nine-member global governing body of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB). FPSB is a non-profit international organisation that manages and develops ...

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

... Australian Tax Office. Besides his role at ING, he is also the chairman of the Self-Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), which represents the market's fastest growing sub-sector. Advocating financial literacy, Colley has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... price index was down 134 points to 6710 on a volume of 2,611 trades. In economic news today, the Housing Industry Association is due to release its September quarter State and National Housing Outlook. On the corporate front, Telecom New Zealand's first ...

Skandia appoints new tech services head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... Solutions and Colonial First State. Since 2006, Hearn has been a committee member of the Investment and Financial Services Association, serving on discussion and working groups such as retirement income streams and Simpler Superannuation He will be responsible ...

FPA offers free advice to farmers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... farmers and companies have the opportunity to receive free financial planning advice through the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) program being trialled in the southwest NSW region of Sunraysia. The FPA approached the minister for agriculture ...

ESG funds pip mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... rate of their mainstream counterparts, according to a new report. The latest research from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has shown that the 'responsible investing' sector has grown by 43 per cent to $19.3 billion in funds under ...

IFSA to release new guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) is set to launch three new guidelines covering fraud and security, business continuity and disaster recovery. IFSA chief executive Richard Gilbert said the guidelines would be launched "in the ...

UK closes PE tax "loophole"

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007