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ASIC calls for tighter employment checks

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Standards Australia have launched a new handbook to give employers a reference-checking framework for financial advisers. ASIC developed the handbook, Reference Checking in the Financial ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... as lower costs and increased coverage. He said they would prefer to lobby via the Insurance and Financial Services Association (IFSA), to avoid the impression of lobbying purely with a view to increased business. "A big part of superannuation is it's ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Australia executive director of sales and marketing. ING's survey follows a recent Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) report which found nearly four in 10 consumers who switched super funds did so because they believed they were being ...

Still time to bid on 2007 signed team Manchester United jersey

... teenagers. AIG is a major global sponsor of Manchester United and are proud supporters of the Reach Foundation through an association with one of its founders, Jim Stynes who spoke at a dinner held by AIG Life last month. It is hoped that the proceeds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... Exchange, the December Share Price Index was up 60 points to 6711. Today, the Australian Industry Group-Housing Industry Association (HIA) releases their Australian Performance of Construction Index (PCI) for September and ANZ Banking Group Ltd publishes ...

AFA sharpens technical skills

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has booked 26 per cent more delegates this year than last year for its upcoming event, the AFA National Conference, with the three-day event focusing on hands on, practical ideas for advisers and the technical ...

FuturePlus appoints new chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
FuturePlus has appointed the vice president of the Local Government Association of NSW and mayor of Blacktown, Leo Kelly, to chairman. The appointment is part of FuturePlus' rotation policy between its two major shareholders, the Local Government Super ...

Fees drive super switchers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
A new survey from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has stated the majority of people who switch funds do so due to brand power and fees. The survey, titled 'Super Decisions: Communicating with Customers and Effective Disclosure' ...

Investors better off without legacy

... outlining ways to rationalise more than 6,000 legacy investment products, industry body Investment and Financial Services Association has submitted its own list of recommendations. Back in June, the government proposed that one way to rationalise the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... Emissions Trading Summit called `Evaluating the framework for a carbon-constrained Australia'. The Housing Industry Association Construction Outlook Breakfast Series will be held in Brisbane, with guest speaker Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. Rio Tinto ...