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Poor gender diversity not a 'women's problem': Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... opportunities to make meaningful changes. In a fireside chat discussing women and wealth at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association Conference (SIAA), prominent leaders of wealth advisory firms discussed the tangible benefits of leading ...

Price dislocations pave way for active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... of opportunities happening in the market at this particular junction," she told the 2024 Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association Conference (SIAA) on day one. This was not the case around 2016 and through to 2018, an era marked by Brexit, US-China ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... said. Abood said an important aspect of the proposal is recognising core knowledge areas essential for all financial advisers, regardless of their specialty-whether stockbrokers, comprehensive financial advisors, or life insurance specialists. Key areas ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... results, UTS industry professor - emerging technology Nicholas Davis says. Appearing at the Stockbroker and Investment Advisers (SIAA) conference, he explained that generative AI uses complex transformer models to process vast amounts of diverse data. ...

Australia requires swifter settlement cycle: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... along with major global financial centres, according to operations experts who spoke at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association Conference (SIAA) this morning. The possibility of Australia shortening its trade settlement cycle was a pressing ...

Former NSW adviser loses ban appeal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... was "blatant and relatively serious" and occurred during Sweeney's work in the financial services industry. "Financial advisers must act with honesty and integrity in their dealings with clients," ASIC said. "ASIC may ban a financial adviser if it has ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... ignored in this year's Federal Budget. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said she is disappointed that while financial advisers continue to struggle with significant cost increases, like many small business operators, calls to the government have been ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... impact that will have on future propositions. But Deloitte partner Juanita Knights said at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) that the Australian industry remains cautious due to the lingering effects from the Royal Commission. ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Proposed changes to the wholesale investor test potentially have sprawling ramifications for financial advisers and is something some experts say will need to be thoroughly nutted out before the government pushes any reforms over the line. Potentially ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Investment and financial advisers are coming together to pressure the federal government more than ever to make the profession more sustainable by being flexible in recognising more degrees, the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) ...
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