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Industry catches on to IFSA/FPA code

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
An assessment by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed almost universal compliance levels for the IFSA/FPA Joint Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration, devised ...

First SEQUAL approved broker

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... mortgage broker Pauline Murray, of Horizon Mortgage Planners, has become the first Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) accredited mortgage consultant in Australia. Murray received the accreditation after completing the Mortgage ...

New exec team to drive AFA expansion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) unveiled a new strategic initiative today with the formation of an executive committee of the board charged with driving new projects and initiatives for the AFA's growing membership. The AFA national executive ...

AIMA boosts executive committee

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed two new members to its executive committee. David Kent, executive chairman of Everest Babcock & Brown, and David Travers, managing director of investor services at State Street Australia ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The Housing Industry Association/Commonwealth Bank Affordability Index has reached its worst level since the index began in 1984, according to the latest release. The index is now 15 plus per cent less than in December 2005 which was when first homes ...

ASFA targets extra super contributions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Federal Government to introduce 'soft compulsion' opt-out arrangements for additional employee super contributions and to make co-contribution benefits more readily available ...

ANZ to offer Over Fifty Group reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... retirees to consider." Martin, an advocate for the reverse mortgage sector, also said that the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) indication it would enter into wide ranging discussion with members and stakeholders on reverse mortgages was another ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... Exchange at 0729 AEDT, the December share price index contract fell three points at 5,575. Today, the Housing Industry Association of Australia releases new home sales data for November and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases International ...

Aon welcomes new head of wealth management

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
... leadership positions within the MLC/Garvan dealership. "And he spent two years on the board of the Financial Planning Association in South Australia." Kraft is looking forward to his new role.

Pentacle expands distribution through planning groups

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... its reach. "This is an exciting development for Pentacle and we look forward to growing our client base through this association," Kerr said. Kerr also saw the partnerships as an endorsement of the Pentacle product offering. "The recommendation by these ...