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Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Jordan Hawke, executive general manager of Asteron announced the winner of the AFA Excellence in Education Award yesterday and said he was "blown away" by the calibre of nominees and how they transferred their educational skill sets to their communities. ...

AFA female adviser award grabs industry attention

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
Nominations for the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award rounded out at 105 at the close of entries, a great result for the awards inaugural year. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched the award to encourage women to take on leadership ...

YBR adviser awards announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... insurance and Mount Isa for financial planning. The National Rising Star Branch went to Ballarat, Victoria. The Awards for Excellence went to Marrickville for general insurance, Southport for life insurance and Penrith for financial planning. Manly and ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... SME report. The awards recognise the importance of integration of sustainable development into business strategy and excellence in environmental, social and sustainability financial reporting. "The significance of non-financial reporting for business ...

Snowball launches advice centre of excellence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Snowball Financial Group has launched a Best Advice Centre of Excellence, a collection of some of the advice industry's leading minds to hash out ideas and new ways to improve the delivery of advice. The project is part of Snowball's Project Best Advice ...

State winners named in AFA excellence awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Six state winners have been announced in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Excellence in Education Awards, with the national winner to be announced in October. The award, sponsored by Asteron, applauds independent financial advisers who continue ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Roadshow's morning session, Jim Taggart, managing director of the Taggart Group was announced as the NSW winner of the Excellence in Education Award, sponsored by Asteron. Taggart holds a doctorate in business administration, a masters degree in commerce ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Challenger emerged as the biggest winner from the 2011 Rainmaker Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards Dinner last night, picking up three awards, while PIMCO, Legg Mason and AustralianSuper each scooped two. The awards dinner, compared by ABC newsreader ...

Super fund drives member awareness

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... lunch-room or at the desk." TWUSUPER has been working to educate members in recent years, winning the Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Award for Best Integrated Campaign in 2010 for its "Super tips for any age" campaign. The strategy reportedly led to ...

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... maintained the number one ranking for the individual categories of transactions and integration, and received a Platform Excellence award for integrated functionality. Investment Trends said the platforms were awarded the highest position due to its ...