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NAB pushes planning career path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... the future of Australia's financial planning industry through a new university scholarship program and a commitment to academic research funding. Four Australian universities will participate in the NAB Future Planners Scholarship program, assisting ...

Advisers embrace new education regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... Professional Standards Body (PSB) is therefore a crucial priority for this momentum to be maintained as education and academic qualifications are at the top of the list in most industry conversations," Sinclair said. "Advisers, dealer groups, education ...

Rainmaker hires former CIFR chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... Times as being Australia's top ranked MBA program. He is also a research director at Capital Markets CRC and previous academic appointments include roles at UNSW Business School, the University of Technology, Sydney, and the University of Texas at Austin. ...

State Street star promoted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... Street Global Advisors said: "With the benefit of its systematic investing heritage, a global cross-functional team and academic experts, SSgA is able to offer a full spectrum of multi-asset class portfolio solutions. These two appointments undoubtedly ...

Elders and AFA partner on education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... Elders Financial Planning, Tony Beaven said: "We have, over the course of the year, been working closely with the AFA on academic pathways for the adviser network in anticipation of future education standard reforms and have pleasure in offering scholarships ...

Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... for other parts of the community to access the information and for academics to conduct meaningful research." One such academic, Professor Kevin Davis, proposed an alternative model for the sale of the register. Davis, who is the research director at ...

FPA recognises industry excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Bradley Aleckson. Studying a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in financial planning and finance, Aleckson was recognised for academic excellence and commitment to becoming a leader in financial planning in the future. "I'm so grateful for this recognition. ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... continues in the Australian equities space with new smart beta strategies moving beyond income generation. Following years of academic literature on smart beta the strategy is beginning to challenge both traditional indexing or market-cap weighted strategies ...

Industry fund fights financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
HESTA is calling on the financial services industry to collectively combat financial exclusion with the fund being one of 12 organisations to commit to a Financial Inclusion Action Plan. The $36 billion industry super fund met with experts and academics ...

New advisers in need of extra training

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... Partners Wealth Group is hoping to equip new financial advisers with the client relationship tools they may not gain through academic studies. The Partners Wealth Group Associate Advisor Academy (AAA) has been designed to prepare participants to successfully ...