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PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... for people." Fog adds that the next step is to "take it to the external market and look for those who have expressed interest in coming into that type of framework," both because of the "support we give" and because of the prospective client opportunities ...

FPA awards associate adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has revealed the winners of the Associate Financial Planner of the Year Award, the Student of the Year Award and the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. The winner of the 2015 FPA Associate Financial Planner (AFP) ...

Media Super reinvests in Australian cinema

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... in the benefits of this unique finance model," Russell said. The investment is likely to sit within the fund's fixed interest or cash allocation as while it may seem a speculative foray into media production it's in effect a quasi-sovereign supported ...

Cbus appoints former AMP Capital chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... successful example of that." Cbus chair Steve Bracks said Dunne's "wealth of experience, his strategic understanding and his interest in long-term, sustainable investment will be a great acquisition for the fund." "Cbus has enjoyed a strong 30 year history ...

FPA promises continuity in leadership succession

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... to go," he said, adding that he will be seeking non-executive roles in organisations whose culture "is putting clients interest first and is delivering to that. I will be quite selective about what I seek to do. But I have a number of months untill I ...

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... Moore for butchering his immortal poem but I find his words fitting - with a few adjustments - during this time when a US interest rate hike would soon come a-visiting. The S&P 500 index maybe off 0.1% overnight but this followed a 1.6% jump the night ...

Responsible investment is not just divestment

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Investing responsibly for the long-term isn't just about restricting investment mandates, but rather considering "broader information" and acting accordingly. This was the main message from Principles for Responsible Investment chair (and former director ...

Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Apart from the phenomenal growth of around 50% in the past 12 months taking total funds invested in exchange traded products to more than $20 billion, the big theme has been the reallocation of capital from Australian equities to international equities. ...

Appetite for international shares up 50% with major broker

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
CommSec, Australia's largest online broker, has seen a sharp increase in demand for foreign owned shares. The number of customers opening up international trading accounts has grown almost 50% in the past six months, compared to the preceding half year ...

Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... monetary policy statements, it could not will sustained growth and inflation. At its October meeting - where it kept interest rates unchanged at 0-0.1% and maintained JGB purchases at an annual pace of ¥80 trillion - the BOJ reiterated its positive ...