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School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Parents forked out $1.1 billion over the summer school holidays, leaving many without a budget financially stressed, a new survey shows. Research from the Commonwealth Bank found children tend to ask parents for money eight times more compared to regular ...

TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... TAL's Specialist Advisory Board Members are: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital cardiologist Ian Wilcox; St Vincent's Clinical School respiratory specialist David Bryant; University of Sydney Chair of Neurology professor, and Brain and Mind Centre co-director ...

Philanthropy at the heart of planning profession

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... an online interactive learning tool designed to assist teaching financial literacy and help boost motivation in primary school classrooms. Schools introduced to Banqer by FPA members will have access to the online program, as well as support from a financial ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... current independent writer, producer and consultant. The panel of judges also included: Professor Anthony Fung, director, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was also the lead judge for the Chinese categories ...

Perth planner named Professional of the Year

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Several of the highest honours in financial planning were awarded at the Financial Planning Association Professionals Congress in Hobart today, attended by about 1100 delegates. It was a double whammy win for Perth-based Capital Partners Private Wealth ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. It looks at how industry participants can work together to close ...

Planners divided on mental health advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... of the Year Award nominee, Johns has completed a Master of Disability Policy and Practice from the Flinders University School of Medicine. He researched the specific issues people with mental health and disabilities face when dealing with Centrelink ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... University funds." Bianchi added that providing access to real funds and live data was crucial to ensuring the Griffith Business School students of today are well equipped to lead investment into the future. QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi attended ...

Robo-advice raises alarm: ARRIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... global and domestic robo-advisers to the test by giving each the same simplistic target: to pay her young children's private school fees. Every robo asked for a country of origin; only one asked for a tax bracket - but what was "scary" was that not one ...

Former NZ Prime Minister joins bank board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... director; he is also a director of Fletcher Building and Fletcher Building Finance, and a member of the Otago University School of Business Advisory Board. Key was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and prior to entering politics, was the ...