ASX approves Chi-X application to Trade Acceptance Service (TAS)

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The ASX Group (ASX) has approved an application by Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd (Chi-X) to utilise ASX’s Trade Acceptance Service (TAS), which will enable participants to seamlessly clear and settle

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AFS Group Announces Appointment of Jim Ivester, Regional Manager WA & SA

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Australian Financial Services Group Limited’s (AFS Group) Group CEO and Managing Director Peter Daly, has announced the appointment of Jim Ivester to the role of Regional Manager for Western Australia

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Marc Bineham’s professionalism earns national award

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Marc Bineham, a Sydney-based financial adviser and NSW/ACT state director of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), has been awarded Risk Adviser of the Year by Professional Investment Services (PIS),

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AFA and Guardian Financial Planning join forces for a stronger FOFA voice

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Suncorp-owned dealer group Guardian Financial Planning announced today that the group has formed a partnership with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), joining the AFA’s Licensee Partnership Program.The partnership puts Guardian on

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CommSec: China’s inflation dragon is being tamed

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Chinese economic data Inflation still creeping higher. China’s annual inflation rate rose from 5.3 per cent to a 34-month high of 5.5 per cent in May. But the result was

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Investor rights should come first, says manager

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Calls for new management benchmarks for unlisted property Until some of the poor management behaviour endemic among unlisted property funds is addressed at the individual fund level, the sector will

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Principal Global Investors’ End of Financial Year Central Bank Watch

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Principal Global Investors releases its Central Bank Watch, covering current and expected interest rate policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Central Bank, Bank

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CommSec: Lending near 5-year low; Credit cards shunned

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Lending finance; Credit & debit card statistics Lending slides again. Total lending finance fell for the third time in four months, dropping by 3.8 per cent in April to near

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BT Future2 Wheel Classic: financial planners get on their bikes for charity

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2011 BT Future2 Wheel Classic opens for registrations   A former Chair of the FPA and one of the leading lawyers to the financial services industry are in training to

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S&P:’New’ ratings Russell After Tax and Income Shares Funds

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S&P Rates Russell Australian After Tax Fund As Four Stars And Russell Enhanced Income Shares Fund As Three Stars   Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star ‘NEW’

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