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Adviser of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Advisers has awarded its highest honours, presenting the Adviser of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice, Excellence in Education and Rising Star awards. The AFA's highest honour, the AFA and Zurich Adviser of the Year was awarded to Simone Du Chesne. ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... suite of awards. The Adviser of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice and the Excellence in Education award winners will be crowned at the conference's annual gala dinner. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said the nominees exemplify ...

CFP coursework approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... qualifications and courses legislative instrument. A maximum of two credits will be added towards the completion of higher education requirements for advisers who qualify. Advisers can receive recognition of prior learning for other relevant study too. ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... funds, and how the $80 billion UniSuper was dealing with the issue. With a member cohort primarily comprised of higher education professionals, Pearce said the fund is on top of the issue, though noted it required more detailed attention than simply ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Latest figures from ASIC's Financial Adviser Register (FAR) paint a telling picture of the state of Australia's financial advice sector, with close to 3000 advisers dropping out of the industry since February. According to Rainmaker analysis, the official ...

CountPlus' 100-day plan for Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... our plan to bring Count Financial into the modern age of advice, not only making it comply with legislation around new education standards and the banning of grandfathered commissions, but also forming a standard bearer for what a financial advice business ...

CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... candidates reflects growing appreciation by the investment management industry of the importance of the highest standards of education, ethics, and professionalism," said chief executive of CFA Societies Australia Lisa Carroll. Finally, female participation ...

FPA offers postgrad course discounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... Planning Association of Australia will be eligible for discounted postgraduate course fees through a series of higher education institutions. The FPA is hoping to make it easier for members to meet the FASEA education requirements by partnering with ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... out." Bell Direct customers reported the most overall satisfaction and the most satisfaction with customer service and education materials. When it came to value for money, SelfWealth clients felt they were getting the best deal. CommSec was the winner ...

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... financial planners, tax professionals and actuaries amongst others. It aims to assist SMSF trustees by providing them with education materials to assist in the running of their SMSF.