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Ex-AFS distribution head joins FPSA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) has appointed ex- Australian Financial Services head of distribution, Mark Ryan, as director and dealer principal. Director of FPSA Deborah Baron said Ryan will be invaluable in driving strategy to take FPSA ...

Macq bond insurance will diversify group

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Macquarie Group is wading into the US bond insurance market - a move that is consistent with the company's international diversification strategy, says Moody's Investor Services. Eric Dinallo, New York's state insurance superintendent, told The New ...

Premium outlines growth strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Premium Wealth Management is creating a mortgage and risk insurance business, boosting its paraplanner support services and accelerating its recruitment strategy. In addition, the dealer group plans to develop a learning and professional development ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Promoting financial literacy is not only for educating children about money, it's also about securing our industry's future, said Joan Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). "We are ...

Big Day Out for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
Advisers returned to their offices armed with a bundle of new ideas and strategies following Tuesday's Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO). The event in Sydney saw 140 advisers learn from representatives of Opus Capital, Aberdeen Asset Management, Franklin ...

Advisers graduate Synchron boot camp

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
Advisers got dirty, sweaty and splattered with paintball shots at Synchron's Next Gen training course that yielded 14 new recruits to the firm's adviser base. "We've identified that younger advisers are a different creature in their training needs to ...

FIRST Super, TISS and PPWSF to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
Industry superannuation funds FIRST Super, TISS and PPWSF are merging on July 1 to form First Super - a new $1.5 billion fund servicing members in the furniture, pulp, paper, and timber industries. The merger will see the $522 million Furniture Industry ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The collapse of some boutique margin lenders is prompting calls for more regulation, but regulatory overreaction leading to overreach may cause even bigger structural problems. To illustrate the conundrum, it's worth reviewing some of Reserve Bank Glen ...

Silk and Vilgan join govt council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan has boosted the superannuation industry's representation on the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC) by appointing AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan to the group. The group is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US equities and metals, including gold and copper, increased overnight. At 0749 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 5,679. In ...