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70 pct retirees see advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... today. "Pre-retirees are the number one opportunity for financial advisers," Colonial First State general manager of Advocacy and Retirement Nicolette Rubinsztein said. CFS' own in-house research shows that there are a number of myths and wrong assumptions ...

Two awards for Australian Ethical

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... charitable, benevolent or conservation groups, operates as 100% carbon neutral company and is a leader in shareholder advocacy and business engagement. "This has been an outstanding year for Australian Ethical where we have delivered record funds under ...

AVCAL appoints ICAA exec as CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... which he joined in 2009 and where he has been responsible for the leadership of the organisation's public policy and advocacy work with government. El-Ansary has spent almost 20 years in a number of business advisory roles with PwC, Rio Tinto and Australand ...

ISN-FSC accord has its limits: Whiteley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... community, compulsory superannuation, you needed a period of stability, you needed a period of certainty, and you needed advocacy from the industry."

AFA Adviser of the Year Finalists revealed

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... Adviser of the Year Award have been announced ahead of the October AFA conference. The Awards recognises leadership, advocacy and innovation in the financial services industry and finalists are judged on education, experience and contribution to the ...

WiBF appoints first CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Govt to index military age pensions

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... resisting applying it to military pensions. The government said in a statement that they acknowledged the impact of the advocacy of ex-service organisations on this issue and in particular the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Defence ...

Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Women in Super (WIS), a networking and advocacy group for women working in superannuation, is urging the super industry to adopt targets to increase the number of women in senior management roles. Speaking at the launch of the 2013 WIS National Road ...

Women in Super raise $5m for breast cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... record $5 million at the 2013 Mother's Day Classic, which will be used to fund breast cancer research. Since 1998, the advocacy group has raised $19.8 million since it started to collect funds for cancer research. The Mother's Day Classic Australia's ...

Women in Banking and Finance hunt for CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
Advocacy group Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) has started the search for its first chief executive. The not-for-profit group for professional women in the financial services and related industries is looking for someone to build a sponsorship program ...