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Fidelity portfolio manager steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
A portfolio manager co-running a Fidelity mFund strategy has stepped down from her position. Hilary Natoff has been co-portfolio manager of the Fidelity Global Demographics Fund since 2012. A Fidelity spokesperson said Natoff will assist in the transition ...

Focusing on the bad to make it better

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must shift their thinking on the least enjoyable aspects of what they do and instead consider their capacity for innovation. Speaking at the 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference today, Red Marker chief executive Matt Symons said industry ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AUSTRAC director strategic intelligence and policy David Hawkins believes there are opportunities for financial advisers to value-add by providing cyber training services. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Hawkins ...

Fee models an art, not a science

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Less than three months remain until the Life Insurance Framework becomes commonplace for advisers and experts say there's still time to review or reconsider advice pricing options. The AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference will hear from four industry ...

Aberdeen LIC ousts portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
The board of Aberdeen Leaders Limited (ALR) will remove Aberdeen Asset Management as its investment manager, following a decision to internalise management functions. ALR said Aberdeen will remain as its manager until January. ALR chair Brian Sherman ...

Adviser tops the class for education excellence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
A leader among financial advisers has been rewarded for his energy and commitment to ongoing adviser education at time when it's top of mind in the industry. Maxim Private Wealth's Michael Ward was presented the 2017 AFA Excellence in Education in Award ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Check out this blog to get an hourly update on the latest announcements, session highlights and social media commentary live at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference. 10.30pm - AFA caps its annual conference with an awards gala ceremony for the 2017 ...

Increased scrutiny driving regtech need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Kaplan Professional is urging financial advisers and their licensees to embrace regtech solutions in the face of ASIC's recent crackdown on non-compliance. Kaplan and Red Marker - which was acquired by Kaplan earlier this year - are working together ...

Voting opens for 2017 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Voting is now open for the 2017 Power50 list of Australia's most influential financial advisers. Last month Financial Standard received more than 600 nominations (including multiple nominations) on who should be recognised in the 50 Most Influential ...

No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
It was the surprise that wasn't. US non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000 in September and it followed an upwardly revised 169,000 gain (from +156,000) in the previous month. Sure the extent of the fall was less than market consensus for a 100,000 addition ...