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More money does lead to happiness: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
New research from senior fellow at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Matt Killingsworth found happiness increases with wealth. Despite previous research from Wharton suggesting that wellbeing plateaus at a certain income level, the ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
The $43 billion public sector fund has welcomed a former central bank deputy governor to its board, while Mercer Super has a new chair. Guy Debelle has joined the fund for South Australian government employees, bringing a tremendous depth of experience ...

Inflation pummels adviser pay by 20%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... a few questions relative to salaries and the recruitment supply side. "Will this have a negative impact attracting university students and new entrants to the industry?" he said. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) data shows that only 312 ...

Social media, news addiction cost returns: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... channel accessed by 47.6% of users via cell phones and by 42% via computers, the joint research conducted by the Southern University of Science and Technology, Clemson University, and Renmin University found. "As such, online stock forums have become ...

Fiducian welcomes two practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... in Victoria's Burwood, joins the ASX-listed firm. Gill also teaches the capstone financial planning unit at Deakin University. Paul Blackadder, the principal of Blackadder Finance, an advice practice that also offers loans and insurance broking services. ...

Pollaers to chair AFCA for another three years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... to individual consumers and small business owners. In addition to AFCA, Pollaers serves as chancellor of Swinburne University and is a non-executive director of AGL and GUD Holdings, and chair of the Advisory Board of Ending Loneliness Together. During ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... Australia, and is currently chair of UNICEF Australia, Enero Group and the Port of Townsville - and chancellor of Queensland University of Technology. She is also a director of National Australia Bank, Infrastructure Victoria and the Museum of Contemporary ...

Wollongong adviser wins Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... February 2017 and appointed a financial adviser in October of 2019. He holds a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Wollongong and a Diploma of Financial Planning. "I am overjoyed to be named the recipient of the Gwen Fletcher award ...

CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... portfolio companies, partners and the industry," he said. Before joining CalSTRS, Chan was senior managing director of the University of California, Office of the chief investment officer of the Regents, where he oversaw the US$55 billion global equities ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... candidates without lowering standards. It's crucial that the qualification requirements maintain the importance of a university degree and the proposals support that, she said. "The current qualification framework works really well for a number of participants. ...