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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 ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... it and lift our game as a profession. There are no longer any excuses as time is on our side - if we act now." Back to school: What advisers think of the new education standards The incoming standards require all new entrants, from 1 January 2019, to ...

Industry researcher praises Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... upside. Where net returns align with the benchmark (or are below it), fees will reduce. Industry researcher and business school EDHEC said that by linking fees to performance, investors can now "question other aspects of the investment management offering ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
ASIC is ramping up its financial literacy initiatives that plans to incorporate life insurance in curriculums across primary and secondary schools. Already the regulator is undertaking an extensive program with state and territory governments to train ...

Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... Investment Management Research Program of Portfolio Construction Forum and University of Technology Sydney, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Yale School of Management. The final step ...

AFIC chief to depart, successor named

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... as well in the same year. Before that, he was a partner at JBWere, and he is currently the chair of Melbourne Business School. AFIC's chief investment officer, Mark Freeman, will take over Barker's role once he retires. AFIC chair Terrence Campbell described ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Legacy systems and antiquated business models of the global insurance industry are beginning to see significant disruption, prompting traditional insurers to up their game to get ahead of the curve and presenting prime opportunities for collaboration. ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... the Commonwealth Bank. Chairman of the Banking and Finance Oath, John Laker; professorial fellow in the Monash Business School, Professor Graeme Samuel; and company director Jillian Broadbent will undertake the inquiry with the support of the regulator. ...

FPA supports children's financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... access online interactive programs for students from years one to seven. The initiative is aiming to educate 15,000 local school children on topics ranging from savings and interest to tax, real estate and insurance. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... will be to their original approach," Mothoneos said. Osmosis founder Ben Dear added: "Academics at the Cardiff Business School have undertaken research into the relationship between businesses' resource efficiency and value, using Osmosis' proprietary ...