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TAL Direct appoints marketing head

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... executive level and led significant brand turnarounds such as Insurance Australia Group's NRMA Insurance, SGIO and SGIC. English born, he first came to Australia in 2003 to develop the strategy and lead the national launch of BankWest Retail. He has ...

Former Count CEO joins Chase

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... the Government's Business Tax Working Group and Board of Taxation. The two join the recently appointed director Richard English, who joined in July from Macquarie Private.

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... put questions to FPA members, an updated 'frequently asked questions' page, a page designed to demystify FOFA in plain English and social media buttons on each page for ease of sharing content. As part of the campaign the FPA has sent members factoids ...

Advisers urged to discuss structured giving

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... bulk of its money comes from philanthropically minded higher net worth individuals, Robertson said, referencing Allan English of the English Family Foundation as a donor and ambassador for the organisation. Microfinance, he says, tends to appeal to higher ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... claiming fees of up to 50% of the member's superannuation balance, he said. Promoters of these schemes generally target non-English speaking communities with some schemes facilitating up to $8 million in illegal releases of superannuation benefits, according ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... Let alone, staving off instability at home - that number had always been thought to be eight point O percent. And if the English translations - why, oh why didn't my papa force me to learn Chinese - are accurate, something doesn't sit quite right. For ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... 2012 to 1 January 2013. The PJC has also recommended that Government work with industry stakeholders to develop a plain English, user-friendly information pack about borrowers' rights and obligations in relation to hardship variations.

PFA Footballers of the Year and PFA Harry Kewell Medal nominees announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... Harry Kewell Medal. The PFA Harry Kewell medal - named after Kewell for his achievements as a young professional in the English Premier League - recognises the talent of young Australian players both at home and abroad and that play in some of the world's ...

All eyes on Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... credit rating has one 'A' more than you. And it doesn't want to lose that one extra 'A'. Not when -- according to German English newspaper, The Local - "The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned Tuesday that Germany's top rating could be downgraded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... $NZ147.5 million ($A113.86 million). The index stocks showed some signs of recovering as Infrastructure Minister Bill English said the Government would invest $NZ7.6 billion ($A5.87 billion) on social assets such as schools, hospitals, state houses and ...