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Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
The Actuaries Institute appointed a new chief executive to further build its brand and drive the profession forward. Elayne Grace, who has been serving as acting chief executive since the start of the year, has been promoted to the top role. She replaces ...

FASEA accelerates degree equivalency agenda

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... manage and we acknowledge that we need to do something about that more quickly," he said. "We were hopeful people would recognise that there is plenty of time to think this through, but we also understand that anxiety is something that once it takes ...

Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... to fund the current promises we've made," she said. Howes added that every additional purpose of super proposed must recognise an additional contribution will be required to fund it. "Any discussion of expanding the purpose of super needs to be linked ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
The Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) chair has stepped down from his post. Mark Brimble was appointed to the role in November 2013 and currently serves as a board director of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Sharon ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... education for credit towards further study, this is fundamentally different to the issue of what education FASEA will recognise. The FASEA announcement provides no indication that they will not recognise degrees that are older than 10 years," the statement ...

BlackRock veteran joins Grant Samuel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... financial markets will prove invaluable as he works with the fund manager partners in the GSFM stable, helping them to recognise new opportunities and enhance their local offerings," McIntyre said.

Government passes BEAR reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... medium institutions have been given more time to prepare. "It's very pleasing that the Government and the Opposition recognise the importance of customer owned banking and the vital role it plays in delivering diversity and competition in retail banking," ...

General advice "misleading": Productivity Commission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
The Productivity Commission is calling for the existing notion of general advice to be scrapped. In its draft report into competition in the Australian financial system, the Productivity Commission argues the use of the term 'advice' should be limited ...

CBA puts away $500m for regulatory costs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... provision which we believe to be a reliable estimate of the civil penalty a court may impose in the AUSTRAC proceedings. "We recognise, and regret, that these costs arise from our failure to meet some standards that we should have. We will continue to ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... financial planners to have to complete an approved undergraduate degree. The FPA position is to continue to support and recognise those members who have completed studies that exceed the minimum RG146 requirements," De Gori said. He added: "I cannot ...