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Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... the power of financial advice. "We have partnered with the AFA to help contribute towards the ongoing professional development of their members, particularly in the area of behavioural finance," she said. "We believe that is an area of big opportunity ...

TAL Risk Academy receiving "record" applications

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... CoreData Risk Research study found that more than two thirds of advisers intend to embark on further professional development, so we knew there was a strong demand for this kind of high quality and targeted course."

Banking and super groups back parliamentary recommendations

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... AQF level 7 degree. The associations are also backing a mandatory registration exam along with ongoing professional development or CPD programs. ASFA also said advisers who only provide intra-fund advice "should only require a relevant tertiary degree ...

BOQ provides exclusive banking solution to AFA members

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... which BOQ Specialist will credit $200 for the first year a member holds the package. Discounts for Kaplan professional development courses are also offered. "We are very pleased to formalise our strong working relationship with BOQ Specialist by announcing ...

Women in Super launches executive education scholarships

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... superannuation. The scholarships are sponsored by AGSM (UNSW Business School) and are part of WIS' drive to boost professional development opportunities for members. "By offering two scholarships to attend Executive Education programs, we hope to provide ...

Young advisers flock to the AFA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... made a significant investment, through the GenXt initiative, in helping our members to embrace their own professional development," the AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "We have spent time and effort to find out what [young advisers] want - it's to ...

ACSI and CareSuper launch ESG award

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... governance (ESG) considerations in investment policy. The winner will receive a $10,000 grant towards an ESG professional development opportunity and the award will be presented during the ACSI Annual Conference in May. "CareSuper is a proud sponsor ...

AFA GenXt roadshow connects knowledge and performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... focusing on connecting knowledge with performance is to recognise that people are at different stages of professional development and so need different solutions to help develop those standards. We want to embrace the rush towards higher education standards ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... recommendations the FPA wants to see implemented are a minimum degree qualification for financial planners, ongoing professional development for financial planners and an independent body to be the gatekeeper of minimum education standards and requirements. ...

Medcraft backs national adviser exam

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... practice model that could be applied to Australian conditions." The bank also wants to see Continuing Professional Development requirements beefed up so that financial planners must gather a minimum of 40 points annually rather than the current 30. ANZ ...