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University launches free SMSF course

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Charles Sturt University (CSU) has launched an online self-managed superannuation course as a growing number of Australians move to manage their own superannuation assets. Professor of finance at the School of Accounting and Finance, Adam Steen launched ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
K2 Asset Management says investor confidence was "the only true fatality" coming out of the Brexit referendum and it is encouraging investors to ride out the ebbs and flows of equity markets. In releasing the firm's FY16 results, chairman Campbell Neal ...

Rubik appoints Mortgages AM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Rubik Financial had appointed a new national account manager, mortgages. Based in Melbourne Jay Ellis will join Rubik, brining expertise in strategic sales across mortgage platforms and aggregation services. Ellis joins Rubik from Plan Australia where ...

FPA makes key policy and membership appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has made three key appointments in the roles of head of advice partnerships and membership, head of policy and policy manager. Jason Tattershall has been appointed head of advice partnerships and ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
ClearView Wealth has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs), as the group positions itself for further growth. James Blanton has been appointed BDM NSW/ACT, Nick Dowling BDM VIC/TAS and Richard Monroe BDM QLD. Blanton joins ClearView ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia is inside the top 10 of more than 30 countries when it comes to the percentage of women on financial services executive committees. The latest Women in Financial Services report prepared by management consultant Oliver Wyman shows women account ...

AstuteWheel launches one-hour estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Adviser platform AstuteWheel has launched its Astute Estate Planner service, which enables rapid implementation of the estate planning process. Specifically, the tool allows planners to "facilitate" the development of an estate plan - on which they ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Mainstream life insurance companies paid out a total of just over $6.9 billion in claims in 2015, according to figures from The Risk Store. The statistics show that a total of 89,291 claims were paid for an average $77,279 per claim. Put another way ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Superannuation tax concessions should be reduced to fix Australia's ballooning structural deficit, according to global audit, tax and advisory services provider KPMG. The company has specifically recommended that the annual income threshold at which ...

Asteron Life upgrades adviser facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Pending remuneration changes in the life insurance industry has led to Asteron Life launching its upgraded adviser service fee facility. The enhanced facility enables an automated collection and payment service for advice fees charged to clients, which ...