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Mortgage brokers bounce back in latest mystery shop

... and Finance brokers have beaten stereotypes to come up well in a survey of 104 members by the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia, contrasting sharply with a recent CHOICE magazine report criticising the integrity of brokers selling reverse ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release labour force data for March, while the Housing Industry Association will issue its quarterly outlook for the March quarter. Meanwhile on the corporate front, Coal Fe Resources and ITX Group ...

Govt leads VC investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. According to the Australian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, while $4 billion was raised in 2006 for private equity, only a paltry $34 million was raised explicitly for the VC sector. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... index contract was unchanged at 6,117. On the economic front, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association are due today to release the Australian Performance of Construction Index, while the National Australia Bank will release ...

IFSA toughens up conflicts and ethics standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a revised code of ethics and conduct, with a strong focus on conflict of interest, transparency and training of staff. Conflict of interest guidelines in particular are spelled out ...

Stone age funds up for reforms

... an effort to drive more cost savings in the $221 billion sector. Speaking at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) member luncheon yesterday, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce said that 'product rationalisation' ...

Germany lifts retirement age

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... Bundestag and chairman of the Working Group on Labour and Social Affairs, said in a paper he wrote for the American Association of Retired People (AARP) that, "In view of the demographic trends which will be seen in the future, this step is vital. In ...

AXA wins Life Insurer of the Year

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
AXA Australia has taken out the Platinum Award for Life Insurance Company of the Year at the inaugural Association of Financial Advisors (AFA) and Plan For Life Life Insurance Company of the Year Product and Service Quality Awards 2006. The award capped ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... and consumer demand data suggests a little more pressure on the RBA when it meets next week. The Housing Industry Association survey of the sales of new homes showed that they increased by 8,193 in February or 2.9 per cent versus the more healthy increases ...

Govt proposes shorter PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... the regulatory burden and will improve industry efficiencies," Pearce said. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed the introduction, with IFSA chief executive officer, Richard Gilbert, saying, "This is a sound package ...