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ACFS director steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
After six years as an executive director at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS), Professor Deborah Ralston is stepping down from her role. In overseeing the continuing development of the centre, Ralston initiated projects such as the ...

Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
Griffith Business School and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will publish an academic journal dedicated to financial planning. The Financial Planning Research Journal will publish academic research around financial advice and it is aimed at ...

New video series demystifies hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
London-based alternatives investment specialist Man Group has released a series of seven educational videos aimed at demystifying some of strategies and key concepts from the world of hedge funds. The short videos have been made for Man subsidiary AHL ...

Financial planning director to leave AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
AMP's executive director of financial planning will leave the group to pursue other opportunities in the industry. Steve Helmich will leave AMP in September following a 41 year career with the company. He started as a junior new business clerk in the ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
On the back of its recent partnership, Sunsuper and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have secured PortfolioConstruction Forum chief finology officer, Dr David Lazenby, to address the AFA National Roadshow in July. The US-based psychologist ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Dismantling franking credits could have detrimental effects for shareholders and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian ...

TAL Risk Academy receiving "record" applications

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
TAL's ongoing education initiative, the Risk Academy, is receiving high volumes of adviser applications. The Risk Academy offers three courses, accredited by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA): Essential, Advice and Masters. Collectively, they ...

Acadian buys CFS stake, becomes independent

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Global fund manager Acadian Asset Management has bought the 50% stake that Colonial First State (CFS) had in the firm's Australian division. After becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary, Acadian has appointed CFS as sole distributor of its investment strategies ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The University of Oxford has announced it will cease any future investments in coal and tar sands. Although the university said it will not divest from all fossil fuels, it's the latest in a group of academic institutions - including New Zealand's Victoria ...

ISA and AIST want changes to professionalism model

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
Both Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have recommended modifications to a proposed model on lifting educational, professional and ethical standards in the financial services industry. In their ...