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Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... funded welfare." "It has been proven over and again that gender balanced leadership leads to better decisions and more equitable outcomes for everyone," she said. Investments is another area that needs attention, Braund said, adding there are opportunities ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... as an important step towards empowering talented students to join the profession and creating a more sustainable and equitable future for our industry," he added. Pinnacle managing director Ian Macoun, a UQ Business School alumni, said that a scholarship ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... remain and "the government believes that current taxation arrangements for members of taxed and untaxed funds are broadly equitable." "We have been ignored and rejected by a succession of governments time and time again; a common message from governments ...

PC calls for group insurance review

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... of illness and injury. This includes looking at it opt-out insurance through superannuation is the most efficient and equitable way to do so. The Commission also wants the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice to be binding and enforceable ...

Managed accounts provider enters crowdfunding

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... crowd-sourced funding will provide a more efficient, effective and consistent way of raising early stage capital allowing an equitable entry for all people into investing in innovation," the ASX statement said.

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... in Australian public affairs "when there is so much focus on the importance of good governance in delivering fair and equitable outcomes for consumers and citizens across all sectors." "My primary goals are to ensure that we continue to provide value ...

Unlicensed financial adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... behaviour for five years. IIC has since been wound up, with ASIC obtaining orders to do so on the basis of just and equitable grounds. Pousa has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and the CFP certification. As it stands, the FASEA proposal is not fair and equitable in its treatment of all advisers and fails to recognise actual financial planning education, De Gori told Financial Standard. ...

Former Macquarie head of research joins Fidelity

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... Investment Solutions, a project manager at J.P. Morgan and an investment consultant at Mercer. He has also held roles at Aon, Equitable Life Assurance Society and Rolls Royce. At Fidelity, Dinham will report to Australia managing director Alva Devoy ...

Crypto assets rewrite estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... cryptocurrencies means valuations of assets could vary wildly; a sizeable challenge for an adviser attempting to ensure equitable share of assets. In December 2017 the price of bitcoin hit a market high of about $25,000 only to drop below $15,000 a month ...