A very green Wesfarmers Insurance
15 November 2010
Wesfarmers Insurance will continue to support and promote sustainable business practices next year as part of the parent company’s commitment to sustainability…
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Three finalists for risk manager award
15 November 2010
Three finalists will vie for the Risk Management Institution of Australasia’s Risk Manager of the Year award…
Bosses v 300 in fun night
15 November 2010
Fifteen general insurance and financial services leaders will pit their wits against about 300 professionals in Sydney on Wednesday in a novel fund-raiser for the Create Foundation…
FPA honoured by global group
15 November 2010
The Financial Planning Association has been recognised for its role in Australia by the global group overseeing the profession’s standards…
Vero tops NZ industry awards
08 November 2010
Vero NZ has been voted by brokers as the country’s outstanding insurer for the sixth time in eight years…
Financial planning jobs to go
08 November 2010
Demand for financial planners has dropped dramatically in the last month despite an overall increase since this time last year, according to recruitment company eJobs Financial Planning…
Coke tops in Vero risk awards
08 November 2010
Vero has recognised the efforts of a leading beverage company and an entertainment organisation for their commitment to risk management…
Research grants awarded
08 November 2010
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced the winners of its $50,000 research grant program…
Lavin takes helm at AICLA
01 November 2010
McLarens Young International director Ian Lavin is the new President of the Australasian Institute of Charted Loss Adjusters…
New young board for AFA
01 November 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers has elected Victorian Brad Fox as its new President…
AFA names top adviser and student
01 November 2010
WA-based Steve Salvia of Southern Financial Strategies has been named Association of Financial Advisers Adviser of the Year…
FPA welcomes record number of new members
01 November 2010
The Financial Planning Association has reported a jump in membership with the biggest growth (71%) in the student category…
Financial services industry ‘failing women’
25 October 2010
Large numbers of Australian women are locked out of business leadership roles, a survey by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia has found…
Cadets get head start at Zurich
25 October 2010
Zurich Financial Services Australia has a new way of ensuring university students can get a head start on their training…
CGU and Collingwood team up
25 October 2010
CGU has signed a seven-year sponsorship deal with premiership-winning AFL club Collingwood…
Seven in a row for ANZIIF
25 October 2010
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has been named the Education Service Provider of the Year winner in the Asian Insurance Awards…
Perth expo registrations open
25 October 2010
Registrations are now open for next month’s joint expo in Perth of the Underwriting Agencies Council and the National Insurance Brokers Association…
New directors for planners’ group
25 October 2010
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners has appointed Dennis Maddern and John Ardino to its board…
Shakespeare takes centre stage at AFA
25 October 2010
Andrew Shakespeare of Newcastle-based JSA Financial Planning Group has been named this year’s Association of Financial Advisers Rising Star…
Austbrokers BDM wins youth award
18 October 2010
NSW broker Rebecca Wilson was yesterday named the winner of the Warren Tickle Memorial Award at the National Insurance Brokers Association’s annual convention on the Gold Coast…