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FPA begins Westpoint investigation

Twenty-three separate complaints have been received by The Financial Planning Association (FPA) against possible members who advised clients on Westpoint investments, triggering the organisation to begin investigations. FPA chairman, Corinna Dieters ...

Cyclones and underinsurance strike in North Queensland

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
... Queensland to make mopping up after the damage caused by Cyclone Larry even more difficult. Growcom, the industry association that represents fruit and vegetable growers in Queensland, said crop insurance was almost impossible to obtain, and, to the ...

REST on the hunt for new CEO

... though he plans to stay within the financial services sector. Last year he received the 2005 FEAL (Fund Executive Association Ltd) Fund Executive of the Year Award. "I'm here until the end of August and I hope to stay within the industry." Over the weekend ...

IWL and Macq to build info sharing technology

... shared seamlessly between platforms and software products. IWL's chief executive officer, Otto Buttula, said, "This association with COIN, while rather unusual, ensures that best practice standards will now be adopted more widely." Managing director ...

Daily economic update

... than expected, higher mortgage rates, rising inventories and slowing sales -- as reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association survey - points to a slowdown in the US housing sector. This is consistent with the recently released Fed Beige Book where it ...

Fee for service not the finance cure-all: AFA

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has voiced its concerns about industry calls for a rigid 'fee for service' model and said that such a move could do more harm than good for consumers. "Let the market forces prevail. As soon as you prescribe ...

New hedge fund managers need the right skills: AIMA

... the challenge is to ensure new hedge fund managers have the right skills, said the Alternative Investment Management Association's (AIMA) chairman Kim Ivey. According to the recent report from AXISS Australia, a division of the Australian governement's ...

FPA appoints new CEO

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed a new CEO to replace Kerrie Kelly who departed on 3 March. Jo-Anne Bloch, formerly deputy CEO of the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) from 2002-04 and most recently principal ...

More senior executive changes for the FPA

The FPA's deputy chair Sarah Brennan, the prime architect of the association's conflict of interest principles, stepped down last Friday, citing family health reasons. However, her resignation coincided with a report in The West Australian newspaper ...

Planners advised to plan ahead on succession

... of adviser software toolkits, including one on succession strategies. Meanwhile, Richard Klipin, the new CEO of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), said that succession planning and training new financial planners are the major issues the group ...