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2018 FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' raises over $300k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... charity. This year, all proceeds from event sponsorships, raffle ticket sales and silent auction go to three charities: Learning Links, which helps children with learning difficulties and disabilities; RAISE, which offers best practice youth mentoring ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... advisers' prior education." However, Maroney did highlight the need for greater clarity around the recognition of prior learning. "There still is more detail needed to see how the standard will apply to individuals, especially regarding recognised prior ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... of 2018, though a qualification of at least AQF7 level will be required. FASEA said it expects that recognised prior learning credits will be made available to existing advisers with unrelated degrees and those who have completed educational programs ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... providing instructions on how they can be done. NASDAQ-listed Progress is helping develop industry-specific and self-learning chatbots for organisations in Australia and New Zealand to enable customers to converse and transact with chatbots naturally ...

Morningstar fuels fund ratings with AI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... funds rating process to rate more than 10,000 products. The research house has launched Quantitative Rating, a machine learning and quant-driven system that boasts the ability to rate funds at six times the rate of a Morningstar analyst based in the ...

Fundraise like a RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... through corporate sponsorships, a silent auction and raffle ticket sales. The funds will go towards three charities: Learning Links, which helps children with learning difficulties and disabilities; RAISE, which offers best practice youth mentoring programs ...

Longreach inks deal with global data provider

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... differentiators are designing predictive factors that are unique in construct compared to most competitors and our machine-learning process results in returns that are orthogonal in composition to our competitors." "For what we do, machine-based learning ...

YBR's wealth arm gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... regulatory requirements, we have invested in training for our broker partners," YBR said. It has also launched a new online learning hub for its adviser network to equip them with the skills and knowledge to deliver positive customer outcomes. The group ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... body chartered with raising the standard of financial planning education and promoting financial planning as a distinct learning area and a career of choice. FPA chair Neil Kendall thanked Brimble for his "outstanding contribution in helping to build ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... for the inclusion of areas of specialty, such as life insurance, and having its FChFP designation recognised as prior learning.