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Challenger unveils new technical services scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... national key accounts Rommel Hacopian said: "We're committed to supporting the ongoing professional development and standards of the financial services and advice industry. "There is widespread industry support and increasing recognition for ongoing ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... decade. Only Mexico, with growth of 9.2% pa, shaded it, though its US$177 billion asset pool is minuscule by Australian standards. The US remains the world's largest pension market with US$21.8 trillion followed by the UK with US$3.2 trillion, Japan ...

Productivity Commission should focus on Choice underperformance: AIST

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... Choice sector. Specifically, Garcia recommended that the review should examine Choice fund fees and "opaque disclosure" standards. "We need to recognise that improving super efficiency necessarily means a holistic review of the entire system. We've seen ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... overview of what's going on." Tanzer added that most of ASIC's efforts in the SMSF sector were currently centred on raising standards. A recent focus on SMSF auditors had unearthed some 400 people practicing without the appropriate qualifications or ...

ASIC bans former Guardian Advice planner

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... borne by consumers. ASIC will remove advisers whose conduct breaches financial services laws and falls short of the standards expected of the industry."

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... to grow (it had net inflows of $830 million in the 12 months to the end of January so it was doing okay by anyone's standards) it makes up around 14% of the ETF market in assets, 11% of net flows and 13% of management fee revenue. As it earned $7.8 million ...

ASFA chief executive Vamos to step down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... allowed us to enjoy the success we have achieved in recent years-particularly in influencing policy, lifting industry standards through our learning programs, delivering our renowned world-class annual Conference and engaging with other pension systems ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

AFA makes three senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... Service. "Troy has an impressive financial services background, having consulted to Centrepoint Alliance on professional standards for the past two years," said AFA chief executive Brad Fox. He added, "He also brings with him a great understanding of ...

Calastone hires senior Macquarie executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... funds industry, where manual handling has long persisted, allowing firms and the sector to vastly improve operational standards and maximise opportunities created by initiatives such as the planned Asia Funds Passport. "Clients already benefiting from ...