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CFA Institute unveils major program overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The CFA Institute has executed its most comprehensive CFA Program revamp since 1963, in a bid to increase its relevance in today's investment landscape. The CFA Program enhancements aim to better prepare aspiring investment professionals for a rapidly ...

Ares, Mubadala form global credit secondaries JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... expansion of the Credit Secondaries strategy alongside Mubadala helps to further differentiate Ares in the market as a comprehensive solutions provider." Also commenting, Mubadala head of credit investments Fabrizio Bocciardi said the sovereign wealth ...

FYG Planners partners with Asendium

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... acts as the "guard rails for developing compliant advice, and financial planners can generate in-house, same day comprehensive and personalised advice - for a multitude of advice areas in combination with generating fact finds, strategy papers, and file ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Per Capita director Emma Dawson has also been involved in tracking Australia's four-day week trial, applying a comprehensive gender-lens to her analysis. While no silver bullet, she agrees that the four-day work week could be part of the answer to ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... that's one of the best defenses against people coming back to it, and an argument for early access is having a comprehensive default insurance policy." Rees said a legislated purpose for super will provide clarity around its intent and key principles ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... industries, men tend to be treated more favourably based on gender stereotypes. Financial advice is no exception. A comprehensive study conducted by German academics produced deeply disappointing albeit not surprising results. After analysing some 27,000 ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... have been made about myself. Those allegations referred to the Treasury." "Treasury undertook and oversaw a very comprehensive investigation and there were no adverse findings," she concluded. Bragg issued a statement following the hearing and said ASIC ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... advice in line with member expectations. "The financial advice our members want from us is not always complex or comprehensive, yet under the current rules they face frustrating hurdles that block them from accessing the answers they seek, often at times ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... today's Quality of Advice Review final report and agree with the assessment that high quality advice is not always comprehensive advice, rather it can also be advice that responds to the needs of consumers. Consumers are often looking for advice ...

FPA, SMSFA launch specialist pathway

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... designation, who will be exempt from completing the nine standard education modules. Instead, they will receive comprehensive learning materials and have access to optional virtual drop-in sessions after enrolling in the program. They can also sit the ...