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FPA appoints new education head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Australians are enriched. "Tremendous opportunities exist for financial planners to utilise education and professional development programs to broaden their professional and technical skills and differentiate themselves within the market."

Registrations for Adviser Big Day Out VICTAS closing soon

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... the Advisers Big Day Out tour. The Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) program is an independently conducted professional development Roadshow, designed to give financial advisers and planners an insight into some of the latest developments in the investment ...

XPLAN named best app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... administration platforms. "Using peer benchmarking and reflective practice is an emerging approach to professional development in many other professional service industries," said Webster. "Platformplus's use of peer comparison process is an innovative ...

Crowe Horwath and AVCAL enter education partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... has appointed the Crowe Horwath corporate finance team as the partner of its Private Equity 101 (PE101) professional development course for an initial period of up to two years. AVCAL chief executive Yasser El-Ansary said programs such as PE101 are critically ...

FEAL appoints new independent chair

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... it can be challenging for fund executives to stay ahead of the curve. FEAL's education, networking and professional development initiatives play a crucial role in supporting our leaders and maintaining excellence in our industry," she said.

Zurich to promote advice profession through Grad Mentor

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... "speed-networking" events for young graduates and established advice practices, as well as introducing further professional development pathways for the profession. "At a time when education standards for advisers are under the microscope we want to ...

Challenger unveils new technical services scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... platforms and national key accounts Rommel Hacopian said: "We're committed to supporting the ongoing professional development and standards of the financial services and advice industry. "There is widespread industry support and increasing recognition ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... post-graduate Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation - and a record of continuing professional development. He added the draft legislation calls for the establishment of a Standard Setting Body (from 1 July 2016) to decide upon professional ...

Women in Super names recipients of 2015 NSW scholarship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... courses to boost their professional skills. On this occasion, recipients can choose to apply for a rogenSi Professional Development Skills Program, a Women on Boards Getting Started Program; or a three day AIST RG 146 Qualification Program. The latest ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... a relevant education pathway. Both new and existing advisers will be required to undertake continuing professional development programs. The specifics of approved programs will be determined by an "independent, industry-established standard setting body" ...