Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1061 - 1070 of 1617 results for "Excel"

Enter AFA's best tweet competition

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... is focused on providing the knowledge and practical tools for financial advisers and financial advice business owners to excel in a rapidly changing advice environment. It's time to be on the front foot and benefit from the many opportunities that are ...

Sunsuper named Australia's best contact centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Sunsuper's contact centre has been named the nation's best in the under-100 employees category by the Customer Service Institute of Australia. Sunsuper received the National Service Excellence in a Contact Centre Award for a business with under 100 ...

Innovation to drive 2014 AFA Conference

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... is focused on providing the knowledge and practical tools for financial advisers and financial advice business owners to excel in a rapidly changing advice environment. It's time to be on the front foot and benefit from the many opportunities that are ...

AFA awards finalists announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has named the finalists of the adviser of the year, practice of the year and female excellence in advice awards. Finalists for the adviser of the year award are Affinity Private's Catherine Robson, Dartnall ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and high profile manufacturing dynasty, the Smorgon family, are among the initial investors in the Future Generation Investment Fund, which has officially commenced trading on the ASX. The new philanthropically-focused ...

Advisers ask for segmented education standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Financial advisers have asked that the minimum education standards are not set up following a 'one size fits all' approach, but instead take into account individual advisers' areas of focus. As part of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Female ...

Call for entries to the 2014 Smileys Social Media Scholarship program

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014

Towers Watson shakes up manager research teams

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Towers Watson has appointed Luba Nikulina as its new global head of manager research following the appointment of Craig Baker as global chief investment officer. Nikulina has been with Towers Watson for nine years, most recently holding the London-based ...

AMP and University of Adelaide form SMSF research centre

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
AMP and the International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) at the University of Adelaide will open a Centre of Excellence in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) by the end of the year. Using AMP's SMSF database, the centre aims to provide greater insights ...

Centrepoint Alliance returns to growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Centrepoint has seen its profits climb back into positive territory in the full year to 30 June reporting an after tax profit of $3.3 million, up from a loss of $7.8 million in 2013. Underlying profit before tax increased 43% to $8.3m. The company has ...