TAL Named 2014 AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan for Life (PFL) have named TAL as the 2014 Life Company of the Year at a black-tie premier event held at the... Read more continue reading

Good, but not great jobs data

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Labour force Jobs rise: Employment rose by 15,600 in February after falling by 14,600 in January (previously estimated at 12,200 drop in jobs). Full-time jobs rose by 10,300 in February... Read more continue reading

Tria founder Andrew Baker to step down in generational change; Oliver Hesketh to lead the business

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After eleven years at the helm of Tria Investment Partners, which became part of NMG Consulting two years ago, Andrew Baker is passing executive responsibility for the business to Oliver... Read more continue reading

Advisers attracted to flexibility of CFP® certification program

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has seen a spike in enrolments for the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification program, thanks in part to the increased flexibility of the program.... Read more continue reading

AMP appoints new Victorian State Manager

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AMP Bank has appointed Laurie Duffus as State Manager 3rd Party Distribution, Victoria, South Australia and Northern Territory. AMP Bank’s Head of Sales Glenn Gibson said Mr Duffy’s solid experience... Read more continue reading

Alternatives expert to chair AIMA Australia Education Committee

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The Alternative Investment Management Association’s (AIMA) Australian National Group has welcomed Craig Stanford, Ibbotson Associates Australia’s Head of Alternative Investments, as Education Committee Chair and Executive Committee Member. Michael Gallagher, General Manager of AIMA’s Australian... Read more continue reading

From Australian to US to European shares – reasons to be optimistic on Eurozone equities

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Key points While Australian shares remain in a longer term period of underperformance relative to global shares and US shares are also relatively vulnerable in the short term to Fed... Read more continue reading

Melbourne leads for December Quarter house price growth.

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The latest edition of the Bendigo Bank/REIA Real Estate Market Facts Report identifies some interesting trends around the Australian residential property market that should prove useful for people seeking properties... Read more continue reading

It’s three in a row for Australia’s most awarded Mortgage Fund

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La Trobe Financial has been honoured with the prestigious international award for Excellence in Mortgage Fund performance – Asia Pacific. No mortgage fund has ever won this award three times in... Read more continue reading

MLC awarded highest rating by ChantWest

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MLC has been awarded the highest rating – ‘5 Apples’, by independent research house ChantWest for the 9th consecutive year. This rating assesses MLC’s ability to construct quality multi-manager investment... Read more continue reading