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AFA pilot course a success

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... course is important for those advisers that want to pursue owner or chief executive roles. "This program is like a finishing school for [chief executive's] and those advisers who challenge themselves to complete the program will most certainly add value ...

Symantec ramps up CSR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
From slashing its energy consumption to designing 'green' buildings, Symantec joins the growing list of companies articulating their environmental policies - all mapped out in its first ever corporate responsibility report released this year. Among ...

AMP planning school broadens intake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
AMP Financial Planning's Horizon Financial Planning Academy is accepting recruits from Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory in its next intake. The next intake begins next week and the program starts in January. Tim Steele ...

Zurich launches cadetship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... Zurich Financial Services has sidestepped the graduate program route in favour of a cadetship that gives aspiring high school students a chance to work in finance even before they graduate - and Zurich is happy to pay for the cadet's university fees ...

Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... There is also a child advancement version available to investors who wish to establish a fund for their children's future school fees and expenses.

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Australian stocks and bonds welcomed the dovish RBA Quarterly Bulletin released yesterday. The RBA Bulletin confirmed the comments it made on 5 August -- after its unchanged interest rate decision - and indicated that it has room to lower interest rates ...

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... [investment experts], that's where the potential is," said Dunnin. Academic Roy Greene, the dean of Macquarie Graduate School of Management, suggested that Australia should take a leaf out of Ireland, where a combination of government and commercial ...

CFA decorates Ambachtsheer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... professionals. Ambachtsheer is a director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, a division of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. An acclaimed author, he wrote Pension Revolution: A Solution to the Pensions ...

Finsia launches Career Portal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... capturing our fair share of the dwindling pool of young talent. By expanding Finsia's career services we hope to educate school leavers and graduates on the diverse and attractive career opportunities available within financial services." Fahy is referring ...

VISSF turns 50

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF) is celebrating 50 years of providing financial retirement services to its members. VISSF was set up in 1958, long before superannuation became a standard employment requirement. It formed ...