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Challenger results prove annuity winner

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... FY2012 life cash earnings guidance of $430 million, up 7%. Stevens said Challenger is now entering its second stage of development with new initiatives planned, including a new online web tool for retirement income planning for advisers to use on PC ...

SPAA board appoints comms specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's current head of corporate affairs and market development, has been appointed to the SPAA board in what the association hopes will be an asset to its upcoming policy advocacy campaigns and membership drive. Bowerman, also a ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... products planned for the upcoming months, including the start of competition for services in October, accelerated development of trading platforms and the development new investor relations services "We have moved from a one-size-fits-all bundled service ...

Development, not cash, job market motivator

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Cash incentives are not enough in today's financial industry workplace, with long term career development now the top spot on finance candidates wish lists. The allure of long-term career development was found to be the most attractive asset a finance ...

Customisable, original, scalable, networked: the next advice paradigm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... noted in their paper. "Nowhere will the shift be more important than the financial services industry." Citing the development of Exchange Traded Funds, they said the new product class is wiping out billions of dollars of reliable revenue streams for ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Financial services professionals will be treated to investment panels and star speakers from the superannuation and hedge fund industries at the Australian Hedge Fund Forum next month. The keynote address will be given by Australian Securities and Investment ...

FS Advice launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... in 2006, we've built a storehouse of industry-relevant technical papers and they come with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. FS Advice also introduces a magazine section, bringing you the biggest recent news and developments in the advice ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... such as futures, options, exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes, Matt Moran, vice president of business development for the CBOE, told the CFA Institute Australia Investment Conference in Sydney that it had been a challenging period for those ...

ANZ planners receive funding facility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... said Barrett. "It will also form an important part of a broader integrated recruitment and succession strategy in development with our aligned dealer groups." The move by ANZ is reflective of a shift in the financial planning dealer groups, with AMP ...

Third Link appoints inaugural head of distribution

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... distribution resource will maximise the opportunities to be launched before the end of the year. Wadhera will work on the development of expanding product offering and finalising a joint partnership to launch a single manager, single asset class fund. ...