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Olivia Maragna wins AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award

MARK STORY, MARK SMITH, LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award ceremony. This year's award winner is Olivia Maragna, co-founder of Queensland-based Aspire Retire Financial Services. "It is truly an honour and a privilege to accept this award," said Maragna, thanking the AFA, the ...

AFA names finalists for the Adviser of the Year Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... the shortlisted panel of six advisers. This year's finalists include Mark Rando - Rando & Associates; Olivia Maragna - Aspire Retire; Jenny Brown, JBS Financial Strategists; Dennis Jones, Beacon Wealth; Michelle Tate, Lovery Unified Financial Services ...

AFA announces finalists

STAFF REPORTER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... Clark Pacific Financial Services from NSW, Mark Rando of Rando & Associates from Western Australia and Olivia Maragna of Aspire Retire in Queensland complete the stable of finalists. AFA chief Richard Klipin said that the past year had seen innovation ...

Reinsurance talent runs dry

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... from direct insurers as they expand their business locally. "What we're hearing is that many direct insurance candidates aspire to work in reinsurance because the roles are perceived to be more technically complex, offering more professional challenges," ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... exposing all Australian workers to the raw market volatility, and whether that is actually the sort of system that we ought to aspire to," he said. An alternative, at least in superannuation's retirement phase, is for the wealth management sector to ...

Ex UBS managers resurface for Bennelong small caps fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... capabilities in the near future. "There are a number of other discussions continuing in other asset classes and we still aspire to add more capabilities in the next year," said Brown.

IFM director wins prestigious award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... funds. Hugh DT Williamson Performance scholarship winners are considered to be outstanding and respected individuals who aspire to achieve and perform at the highest level.

Insurers slow to custom fit products: research

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... insurers overwhelmingly say that improving multi-channel distribution capability is a critical objective for those who aspire to join the ranks of the industry's top performers," noted the report. Accenture said most industry high performers were planning ...

Fin services shines in Telstra Awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Financial Management Solutions, Aspire Retire Financial Services and Addwealth were named state winners in the annual Telstra Business Awards. New South Wales-based Financial Management Solutions and West Australian-based Addwealth won the Sensis Social ...

Suncorp re-names wealth division

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
Suncorp has renamed the group's wealth management business to Suncorp Life. Geoff Summerhayes, group executive at Suncorp, said the new name recognised the business' strength and focus on the life insurance market. "Suncorp Life aspires to be a leading ...