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AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
David Reed from The Retirement Advice Centre was presented with the 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year Award at the close of another successful national conference in Cairns. At the same time, Kearney Group took home the coveted Practice of the Year Award. ...

NAB planner wins AFA Female Excellence Award

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
NAB's Sharon Walker has won the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said with her passion for the advice profession and her belief in the value of quality financial advice, Walker is an outstanding role model for ...

AFA gives Education, Michael Murphy awards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has given out the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award and the Michael Murphy Award. Charles Badenach of Main Street Financial Services has been awarded the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award. The award ...

Kylie George wins AFA Rising Star Award

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
Kylie George of Harvest Wealth has been named the 2015 AFA Rising Star. The AFA Rising Star of the Year Award, supported by ANZ Wealth, recognises exceptional new advisers who provide quality financial advice, demonstrate a commitment to education and ...

Ironbark teams up with UK global equities manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Ironbark Asset Management has partnered with a London-based fund manager to bring a new global equity fund to the Australian market. Waverton Investment Management is a discretionary investment management house dedicated to creating high quality investment ...

J.P. Morgan wins two custody mandates

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
J.P. Morgan has won custody mandates from the Australian arms of two large UK-based fund houses. Invesco Australia and Aviva Investors Australia have appointed the firm to provide custodial and fund services, underscoring the firm's market leadership ...

Australian IPOs beat US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
New research from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) has found Initial Public Offerings made in Australia could raise more capital than they could in the US, despite the Australian market's smaller size and depth. MGSM dean, Professor ...

NAB pays $1.7 million in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... ongoing, and NAB reaffirmed its commitment to respond to new complaints within 45 days, with Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith serving as independent customer advocate. "We're committed to helping restore customer trust and confidence in the financial ...

FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The government calling for another review of default super in its response to the Financial System Inquiry has inflamed the on-going row between the industry and retail segments of super. Industry fund body Industry Super Australia has questioned the ...

VicSuper lets members hold super in their hands

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
VicSuper's latest engagement campaign allows members to literally hold their super in their hands, with the help of a detail of security guards a big vault of cash. "Whether they've got $10,000 or $800,000 in superannuation they'll be able to connect ...