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AdviserEdge Gold Coast kicks off on 17 August

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... results," Baz Gardner, Principal and Founder of The Social Adviser said. This year Gardner said there would be an added focus on "social selling" and showing advice firms how they can build a social program. After the success of last year's event in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... considering yesterday's strong gains," he said. "Today will be about consolidation." He said the gold sector was up as investors focus on gold miners. Gold miner Newcrest Mining was up 46 cents at $10.85. Rio Tinto had shed 16 cents to $59.08, BHP Billiton ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... sustainable," Hockey said. As the superannuation guarantee system matures, Australia's first superannuants are changing their focus from accumulation to making their assets last for the rest of their lives. The industry and financial advisers have realised ...

Former Macquarie exec to head IRESS division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
IRESS has appointed former Macquarie executive Matthew Rady as its new group executive for its financial markets business. Reporting directly to chief executive officer Andrew Walsh, Rady will be responsible for leading IRESS' financial markets business ...

SPAA voices concern over conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... banning of conflicted remuneration were key elements of the reforms and are essential to maintaining the consumer protection focus of FoFA." The organisation is in favour of removing the opt-in arrangements. "It's our belief that these amendments will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... 1,941.99, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 16.13 (0.37 per cent) to 4,337.23. Violence in Iraq remained in focus as fighting approached Baghdad, the Iraqi prime minister fired several top security commanders and Iraq's representative ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
AIA Australia chief executive officer Peter Crewe is set to take up a new role based in Hong Kong, A and the insurer will have a new chief executive starting August 1, 2014. AIA Australia general manager of life insurance Damien Mu has been appointed ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... business and strategic leadership skills strengthen the management team for us here in Australia and allow us to drive our focus on the extensive growth opportunities we have with our group, corporate and direct insurance partners, " MetLife Australia ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The Senate Economics Committee has shown broad support of the Coalition's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law, although it suggested some changes. The Committee made public the conclusions of the Senate inquiry into the ...

CBA names new CIO

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... information officer of Barclays. The CBA formed enterprise services in October 2008 to enable an end-to-end service and process focus as well as accelerate the delivery of innovative customer solutions. "David is a highly experienced business and IT ...