Specialist skill demand lifts Winston Capital Partners to double growth in foundation year

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Winston Capital Partners (Winston) has announced a number of new clients and personnel initiatives as demand from funds management firms seeking quality third party marketing and distribution services continues to grow. New clients... Read more continue reading

FPA pursues consumer/planner double dividend

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With a new Ministerial line-up announced today by the recently elected Abbott federal Government, Australia’s peak financial planning body the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the announced Ministry and reaffirmed... Read more continue reading

FSC says the government has appointed a strong Treasury team

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The Financial Services Council has welcomed the new appointments to the Treasury portfolio. John Brogden CEO of the Financial Services Council said: “With Joe Hockey, Arthur Sinodinos and Steven Ciobo... Read more continue reading

SPAA welcomes ASIC SMSF Consultation Paper

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australian (SPAA) welcomed the release of a consultation paper by ASIC on SMSF disclosure requirements and costs. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery said SPAA said: “The... Read more continue reading

Link Group announces strategic acquisition of super software group Syncsoft

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Link Group (Link), Australia’s largest and fastest growing third party record keeping company, has cemented its market leadership in the superannuation administration space, today announcing the acquisition of Syncsoft, Australia’s leading software... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 13 September

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Key events of the past week and implications Global share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by mostly good economic news, notably this time from China, and the... Read more continue reading

Planner risk report: key findings

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Key findings of the Investment Trends 2013 Planner Risk Report: Adviser focus on life insurance has fallen back from its peak in 2012, but remains a key area. Insurance business... Read more continue reading

Research finds Australians are under-advised and ill-informed

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Financial Planning Association invites consumers to get an inside look at the financial planning industry “These findings are very worrying,” said Mark Rantall, CEO of the FPA. “The research indicates... Read more continue reading

AMP Horizons win Australian HR award for best learning & development strategy

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AMP Horizons has won the Best Learning & Development Strategy award for its Career Changer Program at the Australian HR Awards 2013, which recognise excellence in individuals, teams and companies for their... Read more continue reading

Job losses, longer hours; but better times ahead

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Labour force Jobs & jobless rate: Employment fell by 10,800 in August after falling by a revised to 11,400 jobs in July (previously reported as a 10,200 loss in jobs). The... Read more continue reading