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Olivia Maragna wins AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award

MARK STORY, MARK SMITH, LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... Financial Services. "It is truly an honour and a privilege to accept this award," said Maragna, thanking the AFA, the judging panel and the award sponsor Zurich for their support. Maragna also tipped her hat to her fellow finalists, Mark Rando (Rando ...

Tackling direct insurance head on

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... as well as preventing customers from making bad choices, according to industry experts. Participating in a life insurance panel discussion, Tim Ross, managing director, Ross Financial Group said that as online direct insurers are encroaching into the ...

Allianz wins top insurance award

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... on Thursday at The IVY in Sydney, are Australia's premier insurance accolades with the winners chosen by an independent panel of senior industry professionals. Allianz also scooped awards for Marketing Campaign of the Year and General Insurance Company ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... to let everyone, especially Australian workers, down," he added. The PC has recommended that a Fair Work Australia (FWA) panel be put in place to decide the appointment of default funds and it argues that this option would be cheaper than setting up ...

Barclays cops $80,000 fine

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... on the best way to correct the mistake. In determining the appropriate penalty in this matter, the Markets Disciplinary Panel(MDP) noted that the unauthorised withdrawal of client money was due to the carelessness of Barclays by failing to ensure that ...

PC hands down final default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... improvements to the selection process and competition between funds. Its core recommendation is that a Fair Work Australia (FWA) panel be put in place to decide the appointment of default funds, albeit it's a step that could add a layer of bureaucracy. ...

AFA names finalists for the Adviser of the Year Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... its 10th anniversary, female advisers are more strongly represented than ever before, making up half of the shortlisted panel of six advisers. This year's finalists include Mark Rando - Rando & Associates; Olivia Maragna - Aspire Retire; Jenny Brown ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... Suisse Global Wealth Report is due to be launched, while the Finsia Financial Services Conference 2012 in Sydney includes a panel on The Asian century, Emerging markets, Global trends with various business leaders participating. There also will be a ...

AFA conference boasts biggest turnout in 20 years

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... most pressing matters, be it FOFA, insurance claims or portfolio construction. The event's highlight includes a platform panel chaired by ABC's Leigh Sales, which features industry leaders such as Craig Meller AMP FS, Jeremy Cooper Challenger, and Senator ...

Most funds to offer default IP for MySuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... protection in MySuper products was one of the topics raised at the Group Insurance Summit which generated mixed responses from panel participants who included representatives from BT Financial Group, REST Industry Super, Rice Warner Actuaries, and Chant ...