Hangover costs are a big headache
09 August 2010
A new study estimates that hangovers cost Australia $453 million every year in overtime costs associated with covering for “sick” colleagues…
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Trainers unite to boost transition
09 August 2010
Five financial adviser training companies have joined together to form Fees4Service, offering a turnkey solution to help advisers’ transition to a fee-for-service model…
Zurich pushes safety technology
02 August 2010
Zurich is encouraging brokers and their fleet clients to embrace the new science of telematics – the combined use of technology such as GPS, hands-free phones and wireless safety…
Performance reviews fail merit test
02 August 2010
Annual performance reviews have failed an assessment of their own value to business, with a high performance coach branding them “ineffective, outdated and pointless”…
Record numbers at AFA roadshow
02 August 2010
More than 1300 advisers attended this year’s Association of Financial Advisers 2010 Roadshow…
NIBA College extends mentoring program to Victoria
26 July 2010
NIBA College has extended its professional mentoring program to Victoria, two years after establishing the scheme in NSW…
Mid-level managers on short-term hiring list
26 July 2010
Mid-tier managers will be a sparse and valued commodity as businesses recover from the global financial crisis, according to Hays Recruiting…
APRA analyst wins scholarship
26 July 2010
Andrew Bojkowski from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is the winner of this year’s Aon Benfield Scholarship…
Associated Marine announces more appointments
26 July 2010
Zurich-owned marine insurer Associated Marine has again reshuffled its management pack with three senior appointments…
FPA service award nominations open
26 July 2010
The Financial Planning Association has opened nominations for its Distinguished Service Awards, as well as the third round of Fellow Awards for this year…
AFA appoints first fellows
26 July 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed eight advisers as its first Fellows of Chartered Financial Practitioner…
ANZIIF extends Chinese reach
19 July 2010
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced a strategic partnership with China’s Insurance Professional College…
Grossman returns to home base
19 July 2010
QBE European Markets MD Doron Grossman will return to Sydney in September to take up the new role of QBE Executive GM Affiliated Businesses…
Qld Warren Tickle award finalist announced
19 July 2010
Tamara Johnson from Jardine Lloyd Thompson has been named as Queensland’s top young professional insurance broker…
Hiring upswing predicted in third quarter
12 July 2010
Rising confidence in the financial services sector is accelerating the hiring plans of more than 4000 employers over the coming three months…
Warren Tickle Memorial Award finalists named
12 July 2010
Rebecca Wilson of Sydney firm Austbrokers ABS has been chosen as this year’s top young professional insurance broker in NSW/ACT…
Boutique player targets niche training
12 July 2010
The newest entrant in the insurance professional training field says she doesn’t want to compete with the big players, but merely provide a service that complements theirs…
Brokers key players in climate change education
12 July 2010
Global insurer Zurich Financial Services Australia says insurance brokers remain pivotal figures in guarding society against climate change from a “risk management point of view”…
Suncorp appoints new HR boss
12 July 2010
Suncorp has appointed banking executive Amanda Revis to the role of Group Executive for Human Resources…
Brokers, claims managers in demand
05 July 2010
Brokers will be in high demand in the next few months, with recruitment specialist Hays predicting a “flurry” of hiring activity in the new financial year…