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Sixty per cent of FPA members hold degree

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 30 APR 2018

Responses to a Financial Planning Association of Australia questionnaire indicate the education levels of its members compare favourably to the planning industry overall. After 3200 members responded in the fortnight since the FPA issued its questionnaire ...

Centuria flags acquisition strategies

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018

Listed property fund manager Centuria signalled it's open to acquisition and partnership opportunities, which it is actively discussing with a major shareholder. The investment manager, with $4.6 billion in funds under management, told shareholders ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018

... alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the $1.8 million seed funding for Honee. The investment comes after Canva, another company with Blackbird Ventures backing, was named a global unicorn when valued at more than $1 billion. Blackbird ...

Cultural bias heavily discounts female artwork

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018

Art buyers and investors pay female artists up to 50% less for their work compared to men on average, latest academic research has found. A study of more than a million art auction sales across 40 years found a 47.6% price gap between male and female ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018

The majority of people canvassed in Financial Standard's weekly poll reveal they have life insurance via their superannuation fund. About 60% of respondents said life insurance was available via their employer or super fund. Almost one-in-three (32%) ...

US advisers shifting to international equities

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018

Financial advisers in the US will increase allocations to actively managed non-US equity funds over the next six months, a new survey shows. One-third (34%) of the 778 advisers canvassed by Advisor Perspectives said they will allocate 3% or more of ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017

New research shows more women are considering a career in financial advice and have a positive outlook on the future of the industry. A joint study conducted by BT Financial Group (BTFG) and the Financial Services Council (FSC), which canvassed 800 ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017

Financial services retains the notorious crown as the industry with the highest gender pay gap, the latest report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male ...

Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017

With less than six weeks to go, financial advisers are still unclear about their obligations under the Life Insurance Framework reforms, Financial Standard's weekly spot poll shows. More than 40% of advisers who took part in the survey are unsure about ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017

The rate Australia is adopting fintech services has almost tripled in the last 18 months, making it one of the top countries in the world with a sizable demand for new financial services technology. Australia's uptake rate (37%) sat above the global ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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