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Fiducian acquires three fin planning firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... Fiducian Portfolio Services recently posted a net consolidated profit after tax for the financial year, of $2.21 million. The board said it remains cautious but is confident that in spite of strong headwinds having been experienced, the future of the ...

IAG board member steps down

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Insurance Australia Group board member of six years, Phillip Colebatch, has retired from his position. Insurance Australia Group chairman Brian Schwartz said he thanks Philip for his contribution over almost six years, during a time of significant change ...

AMP training program to attract women advisers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... explained. AMP said that research shows there's been substantial growth in part-time work over the past 50 years across the board. "Women constitute most of this growth, and they comprise three-quarters of part-timers in Australia today, but they perceive ...

ClearView positive about CCP takeover offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
The board of ClearView Wealth has entered into an implementation agreement with CCP BidCo after it made an increased takeover offer of five cents extra per share, following a rejection of its initial offer some three weeks ago. CCP BidCo, an entity ...

ASX appoints non-exec director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Ridout as a non-executive director of the company. Ridout is currently a director of AustralianSuper and a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. She will stand for election as a director at ASX's 2012 Annual General Meeting on 5 October ...

LTG GoldRock joins super elite

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Spanning numerous industries and covering many international marketplaces, the World Finance 100 is compiled by the editorial board at World Finance, in conjunction with reader recommendations, to honour 'the very finest businesses and business leaders ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... direction of monetary policy and stimulus measures at Friday's Federal Reserve annual gathering in Wyoming. The Conference Board reported its consumer confidence index dropped to a nine-month low of 60.6 for August, down from 65.9 in July. The S&P Case-Shiller ...

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... policy released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) this morning. An independent director must also chair the trustee board, and board decisions can only be made if there is a majority of independent directors present and entitled to vote. Directors ...

Future Fund to acquire AIF assets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... Fund and AIX - includes the requirement for a period of confirmatory due diligence and final approval by the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Any transaction would require the support of the Board of Directors of Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited ...

Embedding risk appetite remains tricky

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... (IIF), the survey found that banks have reworked the structure of their risk management areas, with 87% reporting they have board risk committees - a major change since pre-GFC. Banks have also increased the level of resources devoted to risk management ...