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AFS continues expansion

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
Australian Financial Services Group has added 16 financial planning practices to its team this year despite the market upheaval - and the financial planning group is looking to add more. Peter Daly, group chief executive and managing director of AFS ...

No sale for Suncorp

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Suncorp chairman John Story has confirmed that discussions around the sale of the firm's banking and wealth management arms have ended for now. According to a statement released on the ASX, Story said that the market events in the past week in particular ...

Farrell chairs MDRT

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
Finance professionals association Million Dollar Round Table has appointed Stuart Farrell as the incoming Australian chairman. The role of MDRT Australia Chairman is a two-year term. Farrell will work closely with the state chairpersons to 'connect' ...

Adam Smith hires portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Boutique Australian equities investment manager Adam Smith Asset Management has appointed Stephen Atkinson as portfolio manager within its small cap Australian equities team. Atkinson has been a portfolio manager at MMC Asset Management, Credit Suisse ...

IFSA heads to China and HK

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
An Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) delegation is visiting Hong Kong and China to develop closer links between Australia and the region. The group is made up of senior industry representatives and government officials from Austrade ...

IFSA backs Chile FTA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) welcomed the Rudd Government's completion of a Free Trade Agreement with Chile, a destination previously only accessible by US companies. Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive, said the agreement ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Super fund industry bodies welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) consultation paper, declaring it will boost super fund member engagement and improve retirement savings. The consultation paper 101 Superannuation forecasts ...

We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The lack of a fairness test governing how financial institutions treat their customers has resulted in excessive compliance rules that don't always work, said Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

Planners buy 15pc stake in TSG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Senior financial planners from The Salisbury Group have accepted an offer to purchase 15 per cent equity share in the dealer group. TSG manages more then $700 million on behalf of clients. In July last year, Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Australian financial services industry is losing the war for talent and may not be able to maintain its growth if it is not able to turn the situation around. Its biggest failing has been its inability to attract women with tertiary qualifications ...