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FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... advisers a series of questions about their circumstances and based on the information entered it will provide an education pathway and courses likely to be required to be completed. Glenfield said: "The release of the Education Pathways Tool will assist ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... future energy mix," he said. "The existing fleet of baseload generators need replacing, while there must be an agreed pathway to progressively phase out coal-fired generators. "This is where industry funds can contribute. They can pre-empt future government ...

Approved diplomas, bridging courses confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... Sydney University. "The release of the approved list of bridging courses and graduate diplomas gives advisers a clear pathway to meet the education standard by 1 January 2024," FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said. FASEA said the approval of ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The 30% Club and EY have joined forces to research what it takes to be considered for an ASX 200 board position. Last year, 185 non-executive directors were appointed to ASX 200 boards with 113 of those experiencing their first board appointment. EY ...

CBA remediation bill crosses $2bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... aligned remediation spend relates to advice clients of advisers working under Financial Wisdom, Count Financial or CFP Pathway licensees. Of this, $374 million is in customer refunds (including $123 million in interest payments) and $160 million is in ...

Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola have donated $655 million to their philanthropic foundation. Minderoo Foundation now has more than $1.5 billion in total donations from the couple and has supported 280 projects globally since its 2001 inception. ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Senior executives of the big banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies and industry bodies have come together for the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. The initiative is an unprecedented collaboration with the aim of shaping an Australian ...

Countdown to 2019 FICAP Rockstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar?' is returning for 2019, promising to be bigger than ever. The FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar?' event is an annual fundraiser and singing competition in ...

Banks, ASIC still at war over fees-for-no-service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
ASIC's fee-for-no-service report card shows the regulator and some financial advice licensees still have fundamentally different views on what constitutes a fee-worthy service. ASIC's fees-for-no-service further review report card has shone light on ...

FPA launches FASEA policy, education hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
Financial advisers can now access up to date and easy to understand information about education policy developments via an online education hub from the Financial Planning Association of Australia. The FPA's Return to Learn portal was rolled out this ...