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Rationalise me

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... the Australian financial services sector." The proposals set out in the paper were those developed in consultation with a panel of experts and do not represent government policy at this stage. This proposals paper follows on from an issues paper on product ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... conflict of interest. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) National Conference in Melbourne in a panel discussion, Vamos said she previously worked as a life insurance agent, general insurance broker, lawyer and a consultant. ...

FPA names Value of Advice winners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... experienced by many Australians. Our winners demonstrated extra care in their service delivery that clearly impressed the judging panel," said Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the FPA.

Faith in fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... planning business rests in a well-defined strategy and planners making the "mental shift" to charging fees upfront, said a panel of experts. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) National Conference in Melbourne, Rhonda ...

FOS names insurance ombudsman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... director of State Trustees and chair of State Trustees Australia Foundation. "[Price] has served as referee, adjudicator and panel chair with the Financial Ombudsman Service for the past five years," said Lavarch. He takes over the role from Sam Parrino ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Super fund consultants urged trustees to "sweat the detail" of how they measure fund strategy outcomes or risk failing to complete their strategies on time and on budget. Adrian Johnstone, managing director of Sequential Project Services, noted research ...

Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Australians boast a world-class superannuation system - but that enviable standing could be lost if the Government keeps using super as a political lever, industry experts warned. In a session about how to build consumer confidence in the superannuation ...

Equities could deliver zero returns: JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... expertise, enabling them to better navigate through markets "where risk will never go away", he said. Missed opportunities In a panel discussion about challenging the investment status quo to deliver the best outcomes for members, Marshman gave several ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... In economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor of economics Philip Lowe takes part in a panel discussion at the University Of Western Australia's In the Zone conference. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to publish ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... tender for $700 million in April, 2012, bonds, and Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor, Ric Battellino, takes part in a panel discussion at the 3rd Annual Australian Parliamentary Conference. In companies news, annual general meetings are due from ...