2011 Make the Difference! Grants announced

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$50,000 in grants goes to local charities supported by financial planners. Six grants totaling $50,000 were announced today by Future2, giving vital support to grassroots projects working to transform the... Read more continue reading

ASIC Market Assessment Report of ASX

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ASX Group (ASX) welcomes the finding by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that ASX has complied with its statutory obligations for the ninth consecutive year since the introduction of... Read more continue reading

Phil Kearns appointed CEO at Centric Wealth

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Centric Wealth, one of Australia’s leading wealth advisory firms, announced the appointment of senior Investec Bank executive, Phil Kearns, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Kearns will commence with Centric... Read more continue reading

Content sharing agreement brings world-class equity options research to Australia

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The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has entered into a content sharing agreement with the United States Options Industry Council (OIC), the premier body in the US created to educate investors... Read more continue reading

S&P rates Aviva Investors SMA model portfolios 4 stars

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star ratings to Aviva Investors Dividend Builder SMA model portfolio and Aviva Investors Core Opportunities SMA model portfolio indicating we have conviction... Read more continue reading

S&P recruits new talent

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has announced the addition of four new analysts to the Fund Services team. Associate Director Josh Hall and Rating Specialist Matthew Conacher have joined the S&P... Read more continue reading

Advance copies of Gwen Fletcher’s biography raise $2,300 for Future2

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The first three advance soft cover copies of Gwen Fletcher’s biography, Running between the Raindrops, co-authored by Gwen and Julie Bennett, last night sold for $1000, $800 and $500 respectively... Read more continue reading

Australians engage with professionalism message, members receive a reputation dividend

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The FPA’s mission to not only raise professional standards but actively promote its intentions to the Australian public has received independent endorsement with new consumer research confirming the national advertising... Read more continue reading

FPA members lead the way in FoFA transition

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The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) 2009 decision to phase out commissions has paid off with new research, launched today at the FPA Conference, showing its members are the most-prepared for... Read more continue reading