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FPA appoints former ASFA adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has snapped up an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia senior policy adviser to fill a newly-created role. The FPA has created the role of professional practice manager to focus on the association's ...

Custody contract up for grabs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... transactions per day for institutional investors, according to August 31 statistics from Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). Read Financial Standard's annual custody feature here.

AFA launches consumer advice expo

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers is partnering with a notable media personality for a free consumer event promoting the value of financial advice. The association is working with Pinstripe Media to launch the inaugural Your Money and Your Life ...

Advisers granted stat dec authorisation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... advice clients with a cost-effective and efficient means of having important documents verified. Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori said the change marks a big win for consumers and the financial advice profession. ...

University students to run hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... will run a concentrated long-short portfolio of ASX 300 stocks with ESG filters. Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) general manager Michael Gallagher worked with a university student to create the student-run hedge fund at UNSW, helping ...

Dealer groups lift due diligence post Dover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... clients by Dover. Given the brief 30-day window afforded to Dover representatives to find a new AFSL at the outset, Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Kewin predicts it will be some time before the dust settles for good, with a number ...

FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... reinforced that accrediting AQF8 graduate diplomas is earmarked for later this year. Separately, the Financial Planning Association of Australia has renewed its calls for a more pragmatic approach to raising financial adviser education standards. In ...

Industry fund names member services lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... digital channels. Prior to joining the industry fund, Scott was a senior training and development specialist at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). She has also held roles with Multiforte Financial Services, Link and Russell ...

BTFG faces possible union action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... the month. Many of those expected to be impacted by the changes are in the early stages of their advice careers, and Association of Financial Advisers' chief executive Phil Kewin said the action does little to attract new entrants to the industry. ...

Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... while local equities delivered 12.9%, according to data from Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI, the Property Funds Association and the Property Council of Australia. Unlisted property also outperformed listed property (9.7%), fixed income (4%) and cash ...