Mentor Education Training Australia - Resources and links

Government Departments and Agencies

• Department of Education, Science and Training (http://www.dest.gov.au)
• Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (http://www.dewrsb.gov.au)
• Department of Health and Aging (http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ wcms/Publishing.nsf/Content/Ageing-1)
• Invest Australia (http://www.investaustralia.gov.au)
• Commonwealth Treasury (http://www.treasury.gov.au)
• The Australian Office of Financial Management (http://www.aofm.gov.au)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (http://www.abs.gov.au)
• Australian Taxation Office (http://www.ato.gov.au)
• National Office for Information Economy (http://www.noie.gov.au)
• Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (http://www.immi.gov.au)
• Axiss Australia - the financial services division of Invest Australia (http://www.axis.com.au)
• Australian Securities & Investments Commission (http://www.asic.gov.au)

Exchanges

• Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) (http://www.asx..com.au)
• SFE Corporation (Formerly the Sydney Futures Exchange) (http://www.sfe.com.au)
• Bendigo Stock Exchange (http://www.bsx.com.au)
• Stock Exchange of Newcastle (http://www.newsx.com.au)

Industry Bodies

• Financial Planning Association (http://www.fpa.asn.au)
• Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) (http://www.superannuation.asn.au)
• Australasian Institute of Banking & Finance (http://www.aibf.com.au)
• Australian Association of Permanent Building Societies (http://www.aapbs.com.au)
• Australian Bankers Association (http://www.bankers.asn.au)
• Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) (http://www.afma.com.au)
• Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) (http://www.companydirectors.com.au)
• Australian Institute of Credit Management (AICM) (http://www.aicm.com.au)
• Australian Institute of Credit Union Managers (http://www.aicum.com.au)
• Australian Institute of Management (AIM) (http://www.aim.com.au)
• Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (http://www.aist.asn.au)
• Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) (http://www.theinstitute.com.au)
• Australian Payments Clearing Association (http://www.apca.com.au)
• Australian Venture Capital Association (http://www.avcal.com.au)
• CPA Australia (http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au)
• Finance & Treasury Association (http://www.fta.asn.au)
• Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) (http://www.financebrokers.com.au)
• Institute of Actuaries of Australia (http://www.actuaries.asn.au)
• Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) (http://www.ifsa.com.au)
• Securities and Derivatives Industry Association (http://www.sdia.org.au)
• Securities Institute (http://www.securities.edu.au)
• Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) (www.responsibleinvestment.org)

Insurance Sources

• Insurance Council of Australia (http://www.ica.com.au)
• Insurance Ombudsman Service Ltd (http://www.insuranceombudsman.com.au)
• National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) (http://www.niba.com.au)
• Risk Management Institution of Australasia (RMIA) (http://www.rmia.org.au)
• General Insurance Enquiries & Complaints Scheme (1300 363 683)

Managed Investments Sources

• Morningstar (http://www.morningstar.com.au)
• Money Management Magazine (http://www.moneymanagement.com.au)
• Vanguard Investments (http://www.vanguard.com.au)
• Neville Ward Direct (http://www.nevillewarddirect.com.au)
• Macquarie Bank (http://www.macquarie.com.au)

Superannuation Sources

• Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (http://www.apra.gov.au)
• Centrelink (http://www.centrelink.gov.au)
• Lost Superannuation Money (http://www.fido.asic.gov.au)
• AUSfund (http://www.unclaimedsuper.com.au)
• Victorian State Revenue Office (http://www.sro.vic.au)
• NSW Office of State Revenue (http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au)
• NSW public Trustees (http://www.pt.nsw.gov.au)
• Super Ratings (http://www.superratings.com.au)
• Selecting Super (http://www.selectingsuper.com.au)
• Chant West (http://www.chantwest.com.au)

Forex Markets Sources

• Commodity Futures Trading Commission (http://www.cftc.gov)
• National Futures Association (http://www.nfa.futures.org)
• http://www.forexstreet.com
• http://www.forexnews.com
• Global trader chat room (http://www.globalview.com)
• Elite Trader chat room (http://www.elitetrader.com)

Media Sources

• Australian Financial Review (http://www.financialreview.com.au)
• British Broadcasting Commission (http://www.bbc.com)
• Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com)
• CBS Market Watch (http://www.marketwatch.com)
• Reuters (http://www.reuters.com)