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Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... financial adviser industry bodies have thrown their support behind the Investment and Financial Services Association's super charter. IFSA members have agreed on a charter that entails a new approach to the payment for financial advice in super and a ...

IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
A new Super Charter launched by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), akin to an investor bill of rights, looks set to redefine wealth management industry practices. The "historic charter [will] create a fairer and more competitive ...

Nigerians seek CFA certificate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
Nigerian finance executives are increasingly seeking to boost their credentials after the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program recorded a 44 per cent jump in the number of local professionals signing up in a year. Around 1,000 Nigerian finance ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
No more Libor pains. The trillions of dollars flooding the financial system have already bought optimism for an eventual economic recovery - now it is also buying trust. Trust among banks, that is. Yesterday, I talked about the Libor/OIS spread - a ...

Australian Ethical sponsors art prize

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... website, the fund manager is sponsoring an art competition which encourages entrants to reflect on the Australian Ethical Charter - a set of guidelines which the firm bases its investment decisions on - when designing their work. The winner of the Australian ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open flat after investors in the US and Europe turned cautious on the impact of swine flu. US stocks fell slightly while European and Asian markets recorded modest gains. At 0733 AEST, on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US and European stock markets ended last week with strong gains on promising economic data. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 43 points at 3,775. ...

AXA recruits 13 overseas planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... planners from South Africa and the UK to the dealer group. Paul Williams, national manager for AXA Financial Planning and Charter Financial Planning, said the firm launched the overseas recruitment campaign around the second half of 2007. The firm's ...

Inalytics to compare transition managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... have a numerical tool to compare transition managers by, particularly after the best practice guidelines set out in the T-Charter two years ago. "Certainly from a super fund perspective, when they do due diligence on transition managers, instead of looking ...