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Get set for FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' tonight

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... RockStar Trent McArdle from ANZ returning to defend his crown. We also have some great new talent set to blow us away on the night, plus some surprise performances. It's shaping up to be a sensational night." The performers on the night: Representing ...

Professional planners don't accept commissions: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... whether it's specific personal advice or general advice," said Rowe, speaking on ABC television's Lateline program last night. "It's about managing the conflict [of interest]. With commissions we believe there's no way to avoid that conflict," he added. ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... interest to let the issue fade. Calm over Crimea aside, the headlines also pointed to fresh data on US housing starts for last night's up trade on Wall Street. The report shows that US housing starts dipped by 0.2% to an annualised rate of 907,000 units ...

China's art of currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... so over it. Just as the day after rebound after the March 3 sell-off, financial markets recovered again - big time - last night. And why wouldn't they? Global economies are still doing what they were doing (i.e. gaining momentum) before Crimea became ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... this time last year. On 4 April 2013, I cried wolf... when global equity markets sold off (about the same magnitude the night before). While it turned out that "the US is slowing" scare was just that as I claimed at the time, my crying that "Kim playing ...

AFA Foundation appoints AIA exec as new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... executive announced Sciarrone's appointment at the AFA / Plan for Life Insurance Company of the Year Awards in Sydney last night.

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) awarded insurance companies at the black-tie event held in Sydney last night. CommInsure acting executive general manager Tim Browne spoke to Financial Standard after receiving the award and praised advisers. ...

Onus on consumers to ask about commissions: Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Sinodinos. Defending the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms on ABC's Lateline last night, Sinodinos said consumers must quiz financial advisers to discover whether they are indeed operating solely in the ...

No guarantee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... is how I felt early Saturday morning (or was it afternoon?). No Virginia, it wasn't because I had one drink too many the night before - still, I invoke my right to remain silent. 'Twas because that all-important, that mother of all eco stats, the US ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... Yanukovych. "We've already made the adjustment to the Ukraine news while the US and UK markets made the adjustment last night," he said. He said whether the local market reacts further to the situation in Ukraine would depend on what happened next. Mr ...