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Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

... Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Richard Klipin added that the awards are also critical in the industry's development because it factored the feedback of the advisers who work with these annuity and insurance providers every day on behalf of ...

Renewable energy needs super aid

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... investment incentives halt in the sector - especially for superannuation funds. BIG has called for increased research, development and commercialisation of renewable energy in its submission to the Garnaut Climate Change Review. Jeremy Baker, BIG chief ...

Zurich ramps up sales

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... sales manager investments for Queensland. Prior to his appointment, MacKay spent the last three years as a business development manager for Zurich. MacKay was also a certified financial planner for eight years in the Brisbane region before working as ...

Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... provide investors instant exposure to an international index through a single trade. "Financial advisers are guiding the development of the Australian ETF market by assisting investors to more effectively manage the international segment of their portfolio," ...

Fed govt tightens foreign investment rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... projects in Australia could impact national interests in telecommunications, transport, national security, economic development and existing foreign policy legislation. The treasurer can reject proposals deemed not to be in the national interest or enforce ...

G'day Vietnam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... stocks, half invested in pre-IPO state owned enterprises and listed shares and the remainder allocated to property development within Vietnam. "Vietnam has a very solid goal to become a fully fledged market economy. Governance has not been an issue since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor, economics, Malcolm Edey will speak at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. The RBA also releases minutes of its February board meeting. On Monday, heavy losses from the banks led the ...

Ausmaq and Praemium form IT pact

... Rob Brown, Ausmaw's chief executive. 'While our strength is well acknowledged for direct equity administration, this development allows us to provide yet another streamlined managed fund solution to our V-Wrap clients,' said Arthur Naoumidis, PrA|mium's ...

AXA names new state manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... to drive the growth of AXA's network in NSW. Morris climbed up the ranks of AXA from his previous role as practice development manager in NSW, in which he oversaw the group's NSW endeavours including several of the group's largest "Leaders" practices. ...

MFS seeks name change to GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... distinctiveness and evocative link with geography and land, which the company says makes up the foundation of the group's development and investment business. "This is a logical step for the group given it is financially independent from MFS Limited ...