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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 ...

Rename general advice, disclose ownership: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... industry has been debating over the last year. It recommended establishing tertiary degrees and ongoing professional development as the minimum competency standards for financial planners who provide Tier 1 product advice. The FSI also was supportive ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... local chapter chair, who is responsible for organising and promoting member activities, in particular professional development meetings and workshops at a local level. Sharpe has already commenced his chairmanship.

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... their efforts," he explained. La Trobe founded the awards three years ago to support and encourage the professional development of fund executives. Each Award carries a cash prize of $10,000 to put toward an educational program of the recipient's choice. ...

ClearView names CEO and exec team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... will take on the role of head of business development and have responsibility for practice management, professional development days, conferences, events and marketing. Christopher Blaxland-Walker, meanwhile, has been appointed general manager - distribution ...

AFA presents Excellence in Education award

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... recognises advisers who invest in themselves, their staff, their business and their community, through professional development and higher education. It also recognises advisers who make a positive impact upon Australian's perceptions of professional ...