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Modern business demands driving adviser education uptake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... Education said it has seen a jump in the number of advisers looking to complete its diploma, advanced diploma, master and bachelor courses. Mentor founder and principal Mark Sinclair said the bulk of enquiries and courses being undertaken are those with ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... tertiary or equivalent courses to meet the new accreditation standards. Conversely, 28% of respondents will undertake a bachelor degree or bridging course to meet the new education and training standard obligation before 1 January 2024. The proposed ...

New degrees introduced to minimise adviser exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... told Financial Standard that it has applied to the Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority for approval of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Financial Planning Major) and Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning Major). "These courses ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Top third-year Bachelor of Commerce students at Griffith University will actively manage a $250,000 investment fund with the purpose of generating returns to fund future student scholarships. Launched earlier this week, the Student Investment Fund will ...

FASEA announces first focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... entrants to the financial advice industry. As of 1 January 2019, all new entrants will be required to have completed an AQF7 bachelor-level degree made up of 24 courses, 12 of which will be core covering fields including ethics; professional attitudes ...

Retirement advice will take hit from education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... market for financial advice, he said. "The reality is that existing planners still have time on their side to complete a bachelor degree by the 2019 deadline or undertake studies in other fields that can allow them to be of service to senior consumers ...

Industry fund appoints chief risk officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... strong commercial background." Netting holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School, and Bachelor's degrees in management and accountancy from the Queensland University of Technology. Statewide Super was voted Workplace ...

NAB pushes planning career path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... diversity and supporting professionalism. Ten $5000 scholarships will be awarded to students undertaking a business-related bachelor degree majoring in financial planning. Recipients will also receive an invitation to a NAB FP professional development ...

Advisers embrace new education regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... said. "Advisers, dealer groups, education providers and stakeholders are all waiting for clarity around the syllabus for bachelor degrees, bridging courses and transition pathways for existing advisers." Mentor Education said it remains committed to ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... chairman Anthony Eisen, Ratesetter Australia chief executive Daniel Foggo and General Assembly Australia founder Riley Bachelor. The venture was also backed by independent directors David Koch, Beyond Bank chair Anne O'Donnell, and former Assistant Innovation ...