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FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... to many members. He is a former Australian representative hockey player and is now an international commentator for the sport. That wraps up our live blog for Day Two of the conference. Our updates will kick off again at 8.30am tomorrow morning. Watch ...

Physical health inspires financial health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... a clear parallel between people's participation in sports and how they view their financial futures, with those who play sport regularly being 64% more likely to reach financial goals, while less active Australians are twice as likely to have no financial ...

Record turnout drives Managed Accounts Forum success

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Delegates turned out in record numbers at the Sydney International Convention Centre, which played host to this year's Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts. More than 260 delegates attended the event, including numerous advisers who seized the opportunity ...

Managed Accounts Forum draws record crowd

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
A record attendance is expected at the upcoming Best Practice Forum in Managed Accounts, hosted by Financial Standard. More than 300 people have registered for the event which has drawn strong interest from financial advisers, many of whom are preparing ...

Suitability: more than risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
Financial advisers relying solely on psychometric risk tolerance assessments when determining suitable investments for clients must think again, according to risk profiling specialists Oxford Risk. While risk tolerance tools are a great first step ...

Boutique manager selects A-REIT and small-cap specialists

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... of 7 Murray Rose Avenue in 2012 by another Folkestone fund. "Sydney Olympic Park is now a thriving centre for business, sport, entertainment, tourism and residential use, which is enhanced by the area's strategic position within Sydney," Paramor said. ...

TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Life insurer TAL is expanding its mental health capabilities by creating a new executive role and partnering with an expert in the field. Glenn Baird has been appointed as head of mental health and will be responsible for driving TAL's mental health ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Initiatives to increase ethics in financial services can be likened to endurance events in the sporting arena. That is the view of Clare Payne - former endurance swimmer and consulting fellow for Ethics in Banking and Finance with The Ethics Centre. ...

ASIC cancels AFSL licences

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... consecutive years. KABM, the owners of Sports Super, was established in 2008 to aggregate the consumer power of Australian sport. The cancellation of licenses is part of ASIC's ongoing efforts to improve standards across the financial services indust ...

Celebrated sporting figure joins Pan-Tribal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... of the Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation. He is also a former director of the Cronulla Sharks NRL club and chair of Sport Knowledge Australia. Kerr has served as a member of the FINA Doping Panel for more than 16 years, is a Member of the Order of ...