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

Search Results

Showing 101 - 110 of 520 results for %22Aware Financial Services%22

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... of Australian industry will be caught unprepared for the rapid shift to a low-carbon economy." Whitehead said FINSIA is aware of regulator and economists' concerns and is focusing the Institute's role to highlight climate science skills as a critical ...

Adviser exits continue, industry recruits 50

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... Financial Planning (411) and Consultum Financial Advisers (375). Morgans (179), Commonwealth FP (179) and Aware Financial Services (162) are the largest licensees when it comes to providing risk advice. As for the largest superannuation advice businesses ...

Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... written in the active voice. The benchmark is 95%. The document with the highest number of active voice sentences was an Aware Super company policy, of which 89.2% of sentences are in active voice. The lowest percentage of sentences in active voice was ...

Financial services feels talent crunch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
According to SEEK data, the number of unemployed people to each job vacancy is at an all-time low and financial services specialist recruiter Kaizen has confirmed the industry is also suffering a dearth of talent. In its most recent quarterly update ...

Greater diversity needed outside ASX 200: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... of subsidiaries. While much has been said in recent times about the progress the ASX 200 is making, when it comes to financial services companies in the ASX 200, women comprise just 1% of chief technology officer roles; 2% of chief investment officer ...

Gender equality perception differs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... reason why improvement in gender equality is so slow. The report is a wake-up call to all those in the industry to become aware of the operation of unconscious bias and put in place processes to counter it," FINSIA chief executive Chris Whitehead said. ...

Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... responsible investment is a journey and that a fund manager needs to be very clear about their intentions. It's ok to be ESG aware without being an impact fund manager," he said. "Both are targeting sustainability but in different ways and it is all ...

Hume puts finfluencer followers on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... she said. "That's why we need an up-to-date financial advisers register that consumers can access, and that they are aware of so that consumers can check if their advisor is registered. It's also one of ASIC's most important enforcement tasks ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... collectible cars is a win-win for all of us," they said. Janus Henderson head of Australia Matt Gaden said: "We are all aware of the challenged times we live in. Now, more than ever, it is critical we keep an eye out for relatives, friends and work colleagues ...

Aware Super hires member growth executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Aware Super has appointed a new group executive for member growth. Steve Travis joins Aware from Sunsuper, where he was the chief member officer for nearly three years. Prior to that he was the head of strategic planning for the retail division at Vanguard. ...