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SEC adviser exams could cost US$310m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
A US study has found that improved investment adviser examination requirements could cost their funds industry US$310 million. Training consultant 'RIA in a Box' released its analysis last week following sentiment that a Bill before Congress to 'user ...

Hawks Nest is Australia's oldest town

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... are aged over 65 albeit in the case of Tasmania and SA this most likely reflects how young people leave these States for study and better employement opportunities.

Advertising won't grow membership, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... build brand awareness, but it has no effect on membership growth, according to research by CoreData. In a comprehensive study of how consumers view super funds, CoreData found that focusing on fees and services is a surer way to grow than focusing on ...

Advisers to study for 200 hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... registered as tax financial advisers with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) will have to undertake at least 200 hours of study covering Australian taxation and commercial law. Advisers who are members or are seeking membership of a professional association ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... of Australian investors seeking cradle-to-grave professional advice in the next two decades. According to a comprehensive study of 3,100 investors in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia, the concept of 'digital advice' (broadly algorithm-based ...

PROFILE: Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
In January, former NAB executive Scott Hartley leapt across the chasm that separates the retail and industry sides of superannuation, becoming chief executive of Sunsuper. Six months in, he reflects on the differences- or lack thereof - of the two sides. ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. An independent study commissioned by AIA Australia into the life insurance rehabilitation and return to work (RTW) process called 'Principles ...

PROFILE: Head of Australian operations at Western Asset Management Anthony Kirkham

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... I took on." After finishing his schooling at Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne, Kirkham moved on to Melbourne University to study commerce. Upon graduating he took six months to do a trip through the US and Europe. "We got a car through this cheap rental ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... among just four ASX 200 companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI surveyed the entire ASX 200, applying five levels of ...

Australian students get top marks for financial literacy

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 Financial Literacy assessment, which is the first international study of students' financial literacy. The study assessed the extent of 15-year-olds' knowledge of financial literacy from across ...