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AIST awards innovative achievements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees recognised excellence and innovation in communication and member engagement at its recent annual Awards for Excellence. UniSuper took out the Best Digital Award (over $40,000 spend) for a campaign ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... institutions with the resources to help educate, encourage and connect journalists and their audience in pursuit of excellence." The philanthropist, widely known for her collection of Chinese contemporary art, will look to experienced journalists and ...

Charity donates $10m to university

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... naturopathic medicine higher education, research and engagement. "We aim to establish an internationally-recognised centre of excellence in naturopathic medicine education and associated research. We are proud to be the first Australian university to ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... FPA University Student of the Year, Mary Hadgis from the University of South Australia won in recognition of academic excellence and commitment to becoming a future leader within financial planning. HPH Solutions' Zacary Leeson received the Community ...

NobleOak wins best direct life insurer award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... Awards at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on Thursday. In addition to scoring the Overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, NobleOak took home three other gongs. It won the TPD Award for its Premium Life Direct - TPD Option Rider product ...

Temenos scores digital transformation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... Australia in 2019, Frick said he is seeing customers like UFS invest in digital transformation both to achieve operational excellence and improve customer service. Headquartered in Geneva, Temenos provides cloud-based banking software that runs on Microsoft ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SATURDAY, 13 OCT 2018
... advice businesses at the forefront of taking the profession forward through innovation, customer centricity and advice excellence.

Female excellence in advice title awarded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
A West Australian financial adviser was awarded the Association of Financial Advisers/TAL Female Excellence in Advice Award for 2018. Mt. Pleasant-based Donna Lee Powell was recognised for her work with women facing life-changing events. Commencing ...

Education excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers named the recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Education Award. Felicity Cooper of Queensland-based Cooper Wealth Management has been recognised for her commitment to professional development via continuing education ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... redirected into helping others in need, he added. Further, as the winner of the Association of Financial Advisers' Excellence in Education Award for 2017, Ward received a scholarship for study via Kaplan Professional. Instead, Ward negotiated with ...