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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 ...

South Africa and Brazil take ESG lead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... firms had made the greatest progress because both countries had developed a sustainability index that listed companies can aspire to be a member of by improving disclosure. The survey also found Brazil attracted the most amount investments. Brazil's ...

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 ...

Qld planner named Telstra Business Woman finalist

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
Olivia Maragna, general manager of Aspire Retire Financial Services, was recognised at this year's Telstra Business Woman of the Year awards in Queensland. The 31 year old planner from Camp Hill was appointed the winner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Genesys consolidates two practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Two firms under the Genesys Wealth Advisers umbrella have joined forces to form Aspire2. Genesys has boosted its stake in member firms within the group after completing a deal with Perth based financial practice Aspire2. The transaction included a combination ...

EMs too fast, too furious for sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... in the US, then they're going to be sorely disappointed because [they] simply do not adhere to that model. Some of them aspire to adhere - but it's just not on," he said. Franklin Templeton Investments is evaluating participation in the UN Principles ...

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has moved to capitalise on the shortfalls of the world's most liquid market through the launch of its FX alpha strategy for Australian investors. The strategy has been designed as an actively managed, risk-controlled ...

Whose side are you on, asks ASIC

... investors." But the standards and regulation set by ASIC should be viewed as the "bare minimum" and he urged planners to aspire to a higher competency and ethical standards if they want the general public to view planners as "professionals." "As a profession ...