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New life designation from AFA

31 October 2011

The Association of Financial Advisers plans to introduce a new life insurance qualification called Chartered Life Practitioner…

WA adviser named AFA’s rising star

24 October 2011

Mark Rattigan, the Principal of WA company Merideon Wealth Strategies, has been named this year’s Association of Financial Advisers Rising Star…

Conquest quits Macquarie, Cilia steps in

17 October 2011

Macquarie Relationship Banking has appointed Paul Cilia as Head of Insurance Broking, responsible for the insurance-related portfolios here and overseas…

AFA female advice award finalists

17 October 2011

The six finalists in the inaugural Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice award have been announced…

Distinguished broker dies

10 October 2011

Well-known Brisbane-based life insurance and compliance expert David Squire died in Brisbane last week…

QBE chairman calls for tax deductible childcare

10 October 2011

QBE Chairman Belinda Hutchinson has called for childcare to be tax deductible as a way of encouraging more women to participate in the workforce and improve the country’s…

Suncorp confirms extent of offshoring study

03 October 2011

Claims, distribution, finance, recoveries, settlement and administrative functions are currently being scoped by Suncorp for their potential to be offshored, according to the Finance Sector Union…

Keep frontline staff engaged, says expert

03 October 2011

Financial services companies are often very bad at communicating their strategic decisions to the employees who actually deal with customers, according to a leading personnel consultant…