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AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), TOWER Australia and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management launched its inaugural AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in Sydney last night. Tackling the gender gap that exists in retirement savings ...

Accountants attack planners over naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... have a good reputation and university qualifications are required," he said. De Gori said at present anybody could finish school and after minimal training hang up their shingle as a financial adviser. "It's not enough," he said. "We think they should ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... collapse will come as a relief, given the level of skepticism when the deal was first agreed. Professor Peter Swan from the School of Banking and Finance, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, said a takeover could prove disastrous ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... Advisers will launch the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in conjunction with TOWER Australia and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. "The Award seeks to actively encourage more women into the industry so they are better represented within ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon on Monday in "cautious" trading, as investors continued to digest developments on fighting in Libya and the nuclear emergency in Japan. Performances from major resources and banking stocks were mixed. At ...

RBF appoints CIO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... BSc (Hons) and a PhD in applied mathematics and is currently studying towards an Executive MBA at the Australian Graduate School of Management. "Dr Lundy will lead the Investments Management business unit in managing the investment assets of RBF to attain ...

IFM director wins prestigious award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... use the scholarship to complete a Masters Degree in organisational leadership in conjunction with the Melbourne Business School, London Business School and the Kellogg School of Management. "The scholarship reflects upon Michael's experience and accomplishments ...

Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... Stock Exchange goes through, despite the concessions announced yesterday, experts warned. Professor Peter Swan from the School of Banking and Finance, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, who is a vocal critic of the deal, called ...

Smarter annuities can plug retirement savings gap

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... needs to be done in the area. Evans, deputy director of the Centre for Pensions and Superannuation at the UNSW Australian School of Business, is critical of the government for 'waiting for a disaster to happen' when it comes to the current retirement ...

Chimerica threat looms over returns

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... be a move back to an equilibrium over time, that the current extremes will settle," he said. Conlon, however, joins the school of fund managers that are concerned about inflationary threats and bad policy calls dampening current consensus on China's ...