Female Excellence in Advice Award – finalists announced

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today announced the finalists of its inaugural Female Excellence in Advice Award (the Award), a joint initiative between the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA),... Read more continue reading

Schroder takes out top S&P award

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services, in association with Professional Planner magazine, today named Schroder Investment Management Australia Ltd. as its 2011 Fund Manager of the Year. Macquarie Professional Series picked... Read more continue reading

AFA: Government’s FoFA legislation decimates small business advisers

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The Future of Financial Advice Bill (the FoFA Bill) introduced into Parliament last week by the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, will, according to Rice Warner Research cited in... Read more continue reading

FPA rejects FoFA Bill

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced that it will not support the FoFA Tranche 1 Bill as it currently stands.  In fact, opposition to the Bill by the peak... Read more continue reading

S&P announces ratings on first release of Multi-Sector Funds for 2011 review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today announced ratings for the first release of funds assessed as part of the 2011 multi-sector review.  As a result of this release, 24 investment... Read more continue reading

AMP appoints Colin Storrie as Chief Financial Officer

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AMP Limited has appointed Colin Storrie as Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 January 2012. Mr Storrie will replace current Chief Financial Officer Paul Leaming, who will retire at the end... Read more continue reading

New hires at Zenith

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Zenith Investment Partners (Zenith) Co-Founder and Director David Wright has announced that the rapidly growing national research provider has responded to business growth demands with the appointment of three new... Read more continue reading

Multiport reaches $2 billion in funds under administration

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Self Managed Super Fund administration services provider Multiport has achieved a significant milestone, reaching $2 billion in funds under administration. Multiport CEO John McIlroy said the majority of the recent... Read more continue reading

S&P withdraws ratings on two ING Funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has withdrawn ratings on ING Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and ING Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund following notification of the termination of the funds... Read more continue reading

Tyndall expands team with new appointments

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Tyndall has made further new appointments to enhance its asset management, client service and business development activities.  Mr Robert Woodford has joined the business in a combined role of fixed... Read more continue reading