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Mercer grows ESG team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... recognised as a Rising Star of Corporate Governance in 2009 by the Millstein Centre for Corporate Governance at Yale University. Mercer Partner and head of Mercer's Responsible Investments for Asia Pacific, Helga Birgden, said: "Implementing sustainable ...

AFA launches 2014 mentoring program

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Lachlan Money of Stream Financial was an aspirant in the AFA Mentoring program from July 2013, and said after leaving university the mentoring program gave him a different approach to advising which he believes was crucial to his development. "I had ...

PROFILE: Invesco CEO Martin Franc

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... original plan then Franc's life would likely be unrecognisable. Majoring in political science at the Australian National University (ANU), Franc initially had ambitions to work in foreign affairs with the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ...

Crime survey finds fraud rife in Australia

PETRINA BERRY, AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... compared to 45 per cent in 2012 - and aged between 31 and 40. They were also more qualified, with nearly a third having university degrees (up 10 per cent) and were primarily men (57 per cent). However the number of female fraudsters is also on the rise ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... Services Index for May, and the Reserve Bank's head of financial stability Luci Ellis is delivering a speech at the University of Adelaide. The market on Tuesday closed lower, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropping 38.8 points to 5,479.7 and the ...

Bring on compulsory annuities, says Deloitte partner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... behind that - that says, if you live to 85, then the deferred annuity kicks in." Mason shared the stage with Monash University economist Rodney Maddock, who presented the other side of the argument, arguing that the Age Pension already functions as a ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... organisation proposes that the law requires any adviser to be a member of a professional body, that they hold a relevant university degree, that they have three years' experience over a 5 year period and that they conduct continuing professional development ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget forces advisers to rethink tax, retirement strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... them will be "the affordability of insurance, falling family tax benefits and if they have kids moving into school or university." Advisers will have to keep an eye on clients born after 1965 and affected by the raise of the Age Pension eligibility age ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... Support Loans of up to $20,000 over a four-year apprenticeship. We give young people loans to help them complete a university course, so it is only right that those completing a trade qualification get the same fair go. As well, people under 35 on the ...