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Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... ATO has assessed eligible on compassionate grounds. Meanwhile, the AMP Foundation is offering financial assistance to all rural fire brigades where AMP customers and employees volunteer.

La Trobe, State Super donate to bushfire appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... employees in New South Wales, has pledged support for members amid the bushfire crisis and is donating $10,000 to the NSW Rural Fire Service for bushfire relief. State Super chief executive John Livanas said the fund will also match donations to the ...

Fix gaps in AFCA remit: Creevey Russell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... million. "Given the continuing revelations of serious misconduct by Australian banks, our firm and a prominent client from the rural sector are concerned Australian banks may have misled the government into agreeing to a monetary cap of $5 million and ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... areas until September 2019. In light of this, Senator Hume said the exam extension will ensure that all advisers, including rural and regional advisers, will have two years to sit the exam, as originally intended. FASEA requires existing financial advisers ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... charity often cannot answer up to 20% of calls because of lack of funding. The AFA Foundation's charity partners this year are Rural Aid, MS Research and the Carly Ryan Foundation. The Carly Ryan Foundation was established by Carly Ryan's mother after ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... concerns around the deadlines are really more about accessibility." Ensuring financial advisers operating in regional and rural areas have an opportunity to sit the exam and making sure people with family commitments have an opportunity to meet the degree ...

LIC announces board changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
A listed investment company managed by Investors Mutual announced changes to its board of directors. QV Equities (QVE) added a new member to its board after John McBain, the joint chief executive of Centuria Capital, retires after five years of service. ...

Rural FM dupes investors: Short-seller

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
An activist short-seller has valued Rural Funds Management's agricultural fund as "ultimately worthless," alleging it is falsifying accounts and over-inflating assets. Bonitas is accusing RFM, the responsible entity for ASX-listed Rural Funds Group ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... of the National Irrigators Council, Whan was previously a NSW cabinet minister overseeing different portfolios, including rural water and tourism. Club Plus Super also appointed Susan Weston to the board as a member-elected representative. Weston is ...

Suncorp named Bank of the Year

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... It's imperative that we have a banking industry that is competitive, by global standards, yet compassionate towards rural and regional communities." The full list of awards and winners is below. For full coverage, the July issue of Money is on newsstands ...