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Statewide overhauls risk management approach

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... the culture of any organisation and it is important for everyone to be involved in managing risk at all levels. "Risk training has become a part of employee development plans and can help everyone understand their role within risk," Muir said. "That ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... sustainable investing product framework. Using ESG integration, the team "engages with clients on targeted solutions and builds training and marketing tools to help further accelerate the development of our firmwide capabilities." The Sustainable Investing ...

Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... by the Victorian Public Sector Commission, Patricia Faulkner - nominated by the Victorian Department of Education and Training, Antoinette Masiero - nominated by the Australian Education Union and Travis Bates - nominated by the Community and Public ...

Life insurers disregard code of practice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... subscribers appears not to be in alignment with the Code of Practice. It also questioned how life insurance companies are training and monitoring staff, as a large volume of breaches of the code were caused by human error. The code found an increase ...

FASEA provides CPD relief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... instrument amendment to give effect to this extension," FASEA said "In recognition of the difficulty in attending face to face training due to Covid-19 restrictions, FASEA encourages advisers to utilise effective solutions being offered by licensee CPD ...

First Nations Foundation gets COVID-19 funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... community leaders. The aim of the series is to create a culturally relevant and highly engaging form of financial literacy training. "Storytelling and experiences shared by other Indigenous women will form the foundation of this series, underpinned by ...

Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
COVID-19 has caused an uptick in the demand for access to mental health and wellbeing training for the employees of financial services firms, according to SuperFriend. New analysis by the wealth management industry's mental health partner reveals a ...

Life insurance salary guide for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... experience on top. "If a life insurer has the capacity to take on candidates from these sectors and provide thorough training and support, the return in investment can take as little as three to six months." As for underwriting, the profession is seeing ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... support the economic recovery as needed and the scarring effects of unemployment should be alleviated through education and training, as well as enhancing job search programmes. "Firms should continue to be supported, including through expanded loan ...

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... the AFSL system has a crucial role to play in the oversight of financial advice, which cannot be limited to product. Training, education and supervision are all roles of an AFSL that they say the FPA failed to consider. "Additionally, licensees provide ...