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Fostering ethical standards crucial to industry reputation: CFA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Finance initiative, a long-term effort to shape a trustworthy, forward-thinking financial industry that better serves society. The initiative aims to provide the tools to motivate and empower the world of finance to commit to fairness, improved understanding ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... feel the same way as moi. You can't please everyone. While it's not surprising that certain sectors of the Australian society are howling in protest - welfare recipients, pensioners, hypochondriacs, public servants, etc. - the sober act is that it's ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... demand. We should celebrate the fact that Australians are living longer but we must prepare for the adjustments in our society. Building on the move by the former Government to increase the pension age eligibility to 67 by 2023, this Government will ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... their rights. Anthony Serhan, managing director, research strategy, Asia-Pacific at Morningstar and vice president of CFA Society of Sydney said that during Investor First Week, CFA Societies in Australia and New Zealand will be focusing on several initiatives ...

FPA creates Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... Fletcher was also key to the merger between the International Association of Financial Planners (IAFP) and the Australian Society of Investment and Financial Advisers (ASIFA) to become the Financial Planning Association of Australia in 1992. She also ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle, is scheduled to speak on the Australian Bond Market at an Economic Society of Australia luncheon in Canberra. In equities news, Rio Tinto holds its annual general meeting in London and posts its first ...

BTIM appoints Investa chair to board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... Management and is a non-executive director of Service Stream, Australian Renewable Fuels, The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society and Commonwealth Insurance. She has held senior roles with the Commonwealth Bank, Allen Allen & Hemsley, IBM and the ...

Industry heralds government capital recycling plan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... the community, who want to ensure that these important assets are managed responsibly and for the long-term benefit of society. "In addition, recycling this capital into new projects, where investors are less likely to take on the risk, will help fund ...

MLC GM to chair community foundation, focuses on mental health

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... priorities," he said. Bourguignon said that she would focus on mental health "Mental health is a serious and growing issue facing society and the economy.A In our business, more than one third of new income protection claims are related to mental illness ...