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Gwen Fletcher Award winner named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... biannual Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Jacob McCudden from Back to Back Financial Planners, an advice business based in the regional town of Young in New South Wales, took home the gong for semester two 2020. The Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award recognises ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... economic growth in NSW and beyond." The initiative is expecting to attract up to $32 billion in private investment in regional energy infrastructure investment by 2030, as well as support 6300 construction and 2800 ongoing jobs mostly across regional ...

LGIAsuper alters asset allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... the super fund is committed to investing in financially successful community assets such as the Gold Coast Light Rail, Regional Livestock Exchanges and the North Queensland Gas Pipeline. The fund recently increased its allocation to the Sunshine Coast ...

Life insurers recognised for innovation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Life (Debt Insurance) and new Tailored Medical Sector Award went to Avant Mutual (Life and TPD Cover). Plan For Life regional managing director Rael Solomon said during 2020, the leading life insurers continued their efforts in getting the direct life ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... safe", with no more restrictions on the reasons to leave home" but the 25-kilometre limit and the hard border between regional Victoria and Melbourne will also remain in place. "Melbourne's cafes, restaurants and pubs can reopen. Outdoors with a ...

Super SA hires former Elders manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Government fund Super SA has appointed a former Elders regional manager to head up its financial advice offering. Allan Ward has been appointed as senior manager financial advice at the fund. He was previously the regional manager for Elders Financial ...

QIC hires former Frontier infrastructure head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... brings extensive experience to the role and we are delighted to have him on board." He has also held board positions at regional Australian airports, seaports and power generation companies. The team is led by QIC's head of global infrastructure ...

Remote exams offered to Melbourne advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... online, defer to January or complete a later sitting. The Geelong exam location will continue to be offered to advisers in regional Victoria. "This measure is being taken in light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic situation in Victoria and in the interests ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... 2050." He said the Labor party would focus on rebuilding the electricity grid to create thousands of jobs, particularly in regional Australia, and delivery $40 billion in benefits. Albanese said reforming childcare, rebuilding the National Energy Grid ...

CountPlus adds to board, acquires member firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... ASX-listed firm also announced it completed another tuck-in acquisition via its member firm Mogg Osborne, which serves regional towns around the Victorian and New South Wales border. Albury-based Freedom Accounting Group was acquired for $700,000. The ...