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ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... robo-advice operators. "ASIC is very supportive of the automated provision of advice," ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said at a FINSIA event in Sydney. The regulator sees potential in robo-advice because it offers a "convenient, low-cost advice service ...

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... helped establish a partnership between two industry development groups. The Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI Institute) announced a recent agreement where skills portability ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... relationships, the region accounts for less than one-third of Australia's financial relationships. This is one of the findings in a Finsia-sponsored report by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, which also says Australia's exports of financial ...

CBA, NAB execs join Finsia board

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... from National Australia Bank (NAB) and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) have been appointed to the board of financial services body Finsia. NAB group chief risk officer David Gall will become president, while CBA general manager of loan markets and syndications ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... superannuation, financial planning, generic knowledge, managed investments and life insurance. Australasian financial services body, Finsia, says the industry currently has an opportunity to set a global benchmark for the professional standards of financial ...

Australia unprepared for FTAs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... industry is unprepared for a "bonanza" arising from free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea, according to Finsia research. Multiple factors including rapid market growth (between 2.5% and 7% over the next few decades), the rising importance ...

Baird to launch Sydney not-for-profit "fintech hub"

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... Foundation corporate partners for the project are Allens, Amazon, American Express, AMP, ANZ, Capital Markets CRC, CIFR, FINSIA, Finzsoft, HSBC, IAG, Intel, KPMG, Macquarie Group, Oracle, Suncorp Bank, Veda, Westpac and Woolworths. The space will consist ...

Throw out relative performance tables: Finsia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... income pool, rather than a pot of gold. That is the view put forward by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The industry body said the focus of the superannuation industry ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
New research released by the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) reveals that the standard 4% retirement income drawdown may be too high and inadvertently result in retirement funds running out too quickly. The research is detailed in ...

MetLife appoints new head of distribution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... successful in running his own financial planning business. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Finsia and the Financial Planning Association of Australia. "I am delighted to welcome Mike to the Australia team. He brings ...