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FPA calls for whistleblowers and more planner education

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has set up a whistleblowing service and has flagged tougher educational requirements for people who want to become financial planners. Julie Berry, chair at FPA, said the FPA Confidential is an online ...

FOS names insurance ombudsman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed former director of State Trustees, John Price, as general insurance ombudsman. Michael Lavarch, chair at the board of the Financial Ombudsman Service, said Price is experienced in dispute resolution and ...

Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Seven of the country's largest fund managers, including AMP, BT and CFS, have ratified a bold, new IFSA Superannuation Charter - heralding a new culture where consumers, not the planners, dictate the fees paid on superannuation advice. More than 135 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market was higher at noon after strength in the resources sector offset losses in financial stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,767.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had ...

Planners flock to WriteAway

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
CommInsure's electronic application and underwriting service, WriteAway, is proving a hit with the insurer's aligned planners with more than 50 per cent of insurance business being written through the service. WriteAway, which was launched by CommInsure ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
"Significant challenges remain. The flow of credit remains constrained, economic activity weak and unemployment much too high. Future setbacks are possible." With these words Virginia, Benny Bernanke again set the market for risk assets alight. Equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on Tuesday after stronger than expected US retail sales sent stocks and commodities higher. At 0747 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
The Australian share market was up more than half a per cent at noon, buoyed by mining and retail stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 4,737.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
One of the major hurdles facing super funds in the post intra-fund advice relief era is attracting and maintaining qualified advisers, said an industry expert. David Anderson, business leader of Mercer's outsourcing business for Asia Pacific, told an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from overseas, with Wall Street's key stock indices higher and commodities prices firmer. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 20 points at ...