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ME Bank CIO moves to Pillar

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
ME Bank chief information officer has been appointed executive general manager of information technology (IT) at Pillar Administration. Kathryn Hawkins will be responsible for the business' transformation project, currently underway, as well as for ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warned that a flaw in an algorithm could lead to "large scale loss" for clients of robo-advice systems. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress in Brisbane, ASIC senior ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Placing a lifetime cap on voluntary superannuation contributions could actually end up costing more money to the budget, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) commissioned by the Greens found. The Greens commissioned the report in light ...

FPA gives top award to private wealth adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) awarded its top accolade, the FPA CFP Professional of the Year Award, to a Visis Private Wealth adviser. Brisbane-based Christopher Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and the award recognises his high ...

FPA awards associate adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has revealed the winners of the Associate Financial Planner of the Year Award, the Student of the Year Award and the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. The winner of the 2015 FPA Associate Financial Planner (AFP) ...

FPA promises continuity in leadership succession

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chairman Neil Kendall said that the organisation's strategy has not changed, despite the leadership reshuffle. "We have just changed the bus driver," he said. Speaking to the media at the FPA Congress in Brisbane ...

Advice M&A deals boom after years of stagnation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Mergers and acquisitions of advice practices are happening at an unprecedented level due to excellent market conditions, according to Forte Asset Management director Steven Prendeville. Speaking at a panel session of the FPA Congress titled 'How to ...

Women program to reach all CBA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
CBA's advice arm will extend its Woman and Financial Planning education program to all of its 600 employed planners. The program, which has been trialled with 110 advisers from Financial Wisdom and Count Financial, educates advisers about women's unique ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
As the SMSF rush slows down, Laura Millan asks whether individual funds will withstand harsher market conditions and reviews member direct investment options. It is a known fact that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperformed funds regulated by the ...

Rantall to step down as FPA CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall will step down after five years in the role and will be replaced by an FPA executive. FPA chairman Neil Kendall announced the decision at the FPA Professionals Congress in Brisbane. Rantall ...