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Crowe Horwath and AVCAL enter education partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
A base-level private equity education for Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) members will be run by accountancy firm Crowe Horwath. AVCAL has appointed the Crowe Horwath corporate finance team as the partner of its Private ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... ripped out by its roots and tossed on the trash heap of history." Speaking before members of the American Bankers Association, Hensarling said the soon to be revealed Republican Party alternative to Dodd-Frank would be simpler but no less effective. ...

FEAL appoints new independent chair

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
The Fund Executives Association (FEAL) has appointed Jane Perry as independent chair, effective August 2016. Perry will replace current chair, Neil Cochrane, who has held the position for six years, the maximum tenure allowed under the FEAL constitution. ...

Mercer expands financial advice business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... have every office, including 60 financial advisers, accredited as a Professional Practices of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). "Our advisers have the best of both worlds - we can be product agnostic and we can draw upon the latest thinking ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... the addition of a graduate certificate in SMSFs. The qualification will be delivered in partnership with the SMSF Association. As part of the qualification, individuals will explore behavioural finance to better understand investment decision-making ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... Morrison said Treasury is working closely with the government's new fintech advisory group and the FinTech Australia association to develop several new measures to support the industry.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
US existing home sales The National Association of Realtors reported that total sales of previously owned houses dropped by 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million units in February - more than double consensus expectations for a 3.0% ...

AMMA adds voice to superannuation choice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
AMMA (Australian Mines and Metals Association) has welcomed proposed legislation to ensure unions cannot stop Australian employees choosing their own superannuation fund. In response to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Fund) Bill ...

FPA supports "bitter harvest" recommendations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The Financial Planning Association has come out in support of the Senate Economics References Committee's recommendations for stronger ASIC penalties and redefining the term "general advice". FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said that the FPA "recognises ...

AFA calls out ISA on claims blame

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox has dismissed Industry Super Australia's calls to connect adviser remuneration with insurance claim decisions. Arguing that linking the two is "like blaming a petrol station for a driver who ...