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BankWest and ABN AMRO win Best of the Best reverse mortgages

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... reverse mortgages were beginning to gain traction in the financial planning community, with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) this month signalling its plans to consult with CHOICE, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Senior ...

Awards to recognise the best in life insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life have launched the Life Insurance Company of the Year Product and Service Quality Awards 2006. The awards will be held annually and will recognise the top pranked life insurance companies ...

Planner PI insurance reforms unclear: AFA

... asking licensees to pay for this insurance will have negative consequences if implemented rashly, according to the Association of Financial Adviser's (AFA) chief executive, Richard Klipin. "The impact of the legislation if it goes through unchanged may ...

Manage risks not returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... returns will almost always follow sound risk management practices. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Jason Hsu, principal and director of research and investment management from the US ...

Devote 20 per cent or more to direct property: ADPIA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) said investors should be allocating at least 20 per cent of their portfolios to direct property. An analysis of asset class performance data for the last 10 and 20 years, undertaken by Atchison ...

FEAL appoints three new directors

The Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL) has appointed three new directors to the board following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. The new directors are Damian Hill, chief executive of REST Super, Colin McGuinness, chief executive of NGS ...

MTAA Super appoints new chairman

The Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) has appointed a leading public servant, Dr. Allan Hawke, as independent director and chairman of the fund's Trustee Board. Dr. Hawke is the current Chancellor of the Australian ...

PE investments - trustees must understand the risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... Regulation Commission (APRA). Ross Jones, APRA deputy chairman told the recent conference of the Australian Super Funds Association (ASFA) that, "In a more competitive superannuation environment, some funds will seek to enhance investment returns in ...

More global, more professional: FPSB

... world. FPSB's Denver-based chief executive officer Noel Maye said that the CFP program, of which the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is an accredited provider, will be reviewed to reflect the 'best practice' that the organisation has developed in ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

Journalist and moderator Bob Gottliebsen called it "the main event" of this year's Financial Planning Association (FPA) conference and the attendees weren't disappointed as Industry Fund Services (IFS) chair, Garry Weaven, and Count Financial chair ...