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Submissions open to FPA Best Practice Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opened submissions to the Best Practice Awards and the FPA Honorary Awards. The Best Practice Awards recognise financial planners who adhere to the FPA Code of Professional Practice, which holds members to ...

AFA to welcome "first timers" in 2013 conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is ready to welcome new delegates at its 2013 Conference in October with an event specifically designed to help them. The "First Timers" session will help new delegates to develop a network of contacts and ...

Market Vectors ETFs appoint two directors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Market Vectors ETFs, the exchange traded fund business of Van Eck Global, has appointed two directors for its new Australian business. Matthew McKinnon has joined as director for intermediary and institutional, responsible for institutional and intermediary ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has won a $780 million active Australian equities mandate from Local Government Super (LGS). LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the mandate reflects a move towards more active risk in the portfolio. ...

Numbers don't add up at McDonald's financial planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... for a McDonald's employee, as the company charges between US$14 and US$12.59 per week for the most basic health insurance plan, which would amount for at least US$50.36 per month. According to McDonald's, employees could survive spending only $27 per ...

FPA wants schools to teach financial literacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Financial literacy should be taught in schools in order to improve Australian's knowledge of finance issues, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has proposed. In a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) National ...

COIN mulls Revex acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Technology provider Rubik Financial has entered into a non-binding term sheet with Revex Solutions that contains an option for COIN to acquire Revex and a four year exclusive reseller agreement with Revex. Both parties have agreed to negotiate on an ...

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is inviting planners to show their clients an insider's view of the financial services industry through an industry event in Sydney in October. The FPA is holding a breakfast for planners and their clients at ...

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Was it good for you as it was for me? If you ask the financial markets this question, there surely would be a chorus of "yes it was!" They're still basking in the afterglow of Big Ben Bernanke's comforting words. In fact 'twas so good the Dow and the ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed in a muted reaction after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the bank had no plan to wind down its stimulus until the economy is back on track. The comments, which came as a closely watched report said growth ...