MF Global in administration

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ASIC is aware that companies in the MF Global group have been placed into administration. This impacts a number of companies in Australia. Insolvency firm Deloitte has been appointed administrator... Read more continue reading

ASIC makes rules for capital for Chi-X market

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ASIC today registered market integrity rules for capital for the Chi-X market, which is due to start operating 31 October 2011. These rules are modeled closely on the market integrity rules... Read more continue reading

ASX trading outage

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ASX Trade, the platform upon which various order books of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) operate, resumed trading at 2.00pm yesterday after being halted just after 10.05am. The market was... Read more continue reading

New appointments to FSC board

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Gerard Doherty, Managing Director of Fidelity Australia, and Ben Heap, Managing Director of UBS Global Asset Management in Australia and New Zealand, were elected Directors of the Financial Services Council... Read more continue reading

Do your clients have ‘lost super’?

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Have any of your clients lost a relative who lived in Matraville, New South Wales? If so, they may be the beneficiary of $642,000 from a dormant bank account. Do you have clients in... Read more continue reading

Olivia Maragana wins Female Excellence in Advice Award

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Olivia Maragna, Aspire Retire Financial Services, QLD is the inaugural recipient of the Female Excellence in Advice Award (the Award).  The Award is a joint initiative between the Association of... Read more continue reading

Finn Kelly wins AFA’s Excellence in Education Award

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Finn Kelly, CEO of Wealth Enhancers, Synchron in Victoria has won the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s Excellence in Education Award (the Award), sponsored by Asteron. The Award is dedicated... Read more continue reading

AFA Rising Star winner announced

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Mark Rattigan, Merideon Wealth Strategies, WA has been named this year’s Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Rising Star. The AFA Rising Star of the Year Award (the Award), sponsored by... Read more continue reading

AFA launches new brand

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The AFA is delighted to be celebrating 65 years of servicing the financial advisory profession and to announce the launch of their new brand. Whilst the AFA’s core identity remains... Read more continue reading

CSSA calls for insurance service fee for group insurance

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The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) is calling on the Government to consider allowing corporate super specialists providing insurance services to employer groups to charge an insurance service fee. The... Read more continue reading