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IFM expands into Hong Kong

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
IFM Investors, the fund manager owned by 29 Australian not-for-profit super funds, has opened a Hong Kong office and been granted a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. The new office complements IFM's existing operations ...

Stockbrokers Association opens doors to advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
The Stockbrokers Association of Australia will change its name to the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFA) in anticipation of the finalisation of the professional standards legislation. In a statement the association said the new name ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
A senior manager among AMP Capital's multi-asset group will leave for a new role at Colonial First State in December. AMP Capital senior manager, platforms, tailored investment solutions Jodie Tapscott will leave the firm after more than four years. ...

CBA, Westpac put spotlight on financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have launched their first Financial Inclusion Action Plans in a bid to help those experiencing financial exclusion. The FIAP program, led by Good Shepherd Microfinance in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact, EY ...

Long way to go on professional standards: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori has warned the journey toward introducing a minimum professional standard is far from over, despite the legislation being tabled last week. Speaking to Financial Standard, De ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A merger between the FPA and the AFA certainly has its merits, but could incur greater division within the financial advice landscape. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said he often ...

Make advice go viral

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Financial planning practices should be more engaged with social media in order to spread the benefits of financial advice and build consumer trust. The pressure on businesses to have a digital presence is ever increasing, with the societal expectation ...

IPA appoints new president

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... said. "As a Board and with the hard work of our CEO Prof Andrew Conway, we have cemented our position in the accounting profession and we are seeing real results from those endeavours." Moore replaces Wendy Leegel, to whom gave thanks: "On behalf of ...

How to put the sizzle back into finance: Grad Mentor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... with graduate employees in the same way you would your marriage is key to the sustainability of the financial planning profession. "Engaging millennials long-term is the key to bridging the future of any profession, and if part of your responsibility ...

ASIC gives green light to FPA fees code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
ASIC has approved the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Professional Ongoing Fees Code. Announced by FPA chief executive Dante De Gori to over 1000 delegates at the opening of the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, it is the first code to ...