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Westscheme appoints new chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... director of the Australian Institute of Management, Doric Construction Group Holdings, Forest Products Commission WA, MDA National Insurance, RCR Tomlinson and St John of God Health Care Group. Dr Schapper retired this week in accordance with the Westscheme ...

SMSFs carry underlying key person risk: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... sector, with a few exceptions, generally works well. This view is shared by the Panel," said the report. Graeme Colley, national manager of technical services at ING Australia, said trustees are already encouraged to file an Enduring Power of Attorney ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... finances can depend on their insurance cover. The Lifewise/ NATSEM Underinsurance Report was completed last month by the National Center for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra. NATSEM's Dr. Simon Kelly released the findings ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... service, through his role in lobbying for the rights of everyday workers through his long-standing involvement with the National Union of Workers (NUW).

Disability review assesses role of insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... per fortnight for couple pensioner combined on the maximum rate. The investigation is part of the government's ten-year National Disability Strategy. The commission is expected to report to the government on disability care in July 2011.

Retirement worries worse than job loss

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Put aside mortgage worries and losing one's job - Australians are more concerned about having enough money to retire on than keeping the family home and their work, new research by ASFA shows. Recent findings from Auspoll commissioned by the Association ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... France's CAC 40 rose 58.51 or 1.81 per cent to finish at 3,283.51. TOKYO - The Tokyo stock market remained closed on for a national holiday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed 2.46 per cent higher, as banking giant HSBC helped push the market to its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... index closed up 2.47 per cent, or 78.12 points, to 3,237.97. TOKYO - The Tokyo stock market was closed on Monday on a national holiday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 5.54 per cent higher on Monday, as gains in China stocks boosted hopes of ...

Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... left alone except for a few operational initiatives like winding back the Financial Literacy Foundation, launching the national clearing house and scaling back the ATO super choice advertising budget. The stability has been welcomed by ASFA. But recognising ...

People to power advice of the future

... of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Standard Luncheon Club Series for Financial Advisers, Steve Davison, AXA's national manager, GROW, managing director of the Encore Group, Graham Peaty, and Terry Bell, principal at Business Health, all agreed ...