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…
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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…
Trophy winner says be your own person
18 October 2010
Follow your own philosophy, says Melbourne broker Lyn Blackwood, who was yesterday been named the winner of the Lex McKeown Trophy in recognition of her services to broking…
NIBA award recognises Frank Earl
18 October 2010
The National Insurance Brokers Association has launched an annual educational award dedicated to the memory of the late Frank Earl, who died in July…
Allianz claims excellence
18 October 2010
Allianz Australia last week took out the honours in the second annual Sue Ronai Memorial Excellence in Claims Award…
Job confidence rising, says recruiter
18 October 2010
Confidence is rising in the insurance and financial services sectors, with reports showing almost half the employers in the industry are looking to increase their permanent staff levels…
Agents prepare for training day
18 October 2010
Members of the Underwriting Agencies Council will get the chance to boost staff development next month at an inaugural training day…
Insurance gripped by skills shortage
11 October 2010
Australia’s general insurance industry is in the grip of a skills shortage, with more employees changing roles and pressure being applied to increase wages…
SMEs fail to grasp the net
11 October 2010
Australian SMEs are slow to harness the benefits of the internet, but insurance firms are leading the way in turning things around…
Wesfarmers grows green initiative
11 October 2010
Wesfarmers Insurance will offset its 2010 carbon emissions by planting 26,000 native trees on WA farmland…
Tough job to pick top adviser
11 October 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers has introduced a “highly commended” category in its Adviser of the Year awards…
Advisers move to fire managers association
04 October 2010
Insurance Advisers Association of Australia’s members will join the rival Australian Fire Managers Association as the IAAA gets ready to fold…