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New degree tackles adviser education standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... planners. To cater for this our new program will provide training in how to run a financial planning business, as well as advanced interpersonal communication skills and professional ethics," he said. Navone said specialised knowledge on aged care and ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... that investors have a stake in advancing public safety." The principles were conceived earlier this year when Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow Christianna Wood and Ailman met with asset owners, asset managers, and financial institutions to design pragmatic ...

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... ask the right questions. Three years in the making, the collaboration with University of Technology Sydney's (UTS) Advanced Analytics Institute has found meaningful correlation between medical history and demographics, and made the application process ...

Diversified group enters custom platform space

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... million in funds under advice - following an extensive review of established market players. "Indeed, it was our in-house advanced technological capability that allowed us to deliver exactly to the flexible and complex structure requirements of our client's ...

Northern Trust appoints head of quant

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... He has a master's degree in finance from UNSW's Australian School of business and a bachelor of business and advanced diploma in financial planning from RMIT. "Bennett's extensive research on quantitative strategies and active management ...

Advisers gain FASEA credits for existing qualifications

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SUNDAY, 14 OCT 2018
... Gold Coast, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert confirmed experienced financial advisers who have already completed an advanced diploma of financial planning and also hold either an AFA or FPA designation will be eligible for a maximum of four credit units ...

QSuper hunts for new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... QSuper Lifetime, Australia's first two-dimensionally segmented lifecycle investment option which at the policy level, advanced the notion of fiduciary duty in default superannuation, "Pennisi added.

Advice industry in hot water

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... principal who manufactures or sells financial products, the adviser's interests (and the principal's) will be advanced by persuading a client to acquire one of the principal's products." Hayne said the conflicts of interest present may be ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... comprising traders, portfolio managers, analysts and market data practitioners in Asia shows Japanese firms are the most advanced in using machine learning to generate alpha. More than 50% of 140 respondents in Tokyo surveyed said they've started to ...

BTFG faces possible union action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... financial advice offering with a view to discontinuing the Virtual Advice offering. It would also see the removal of the Advanced Financial Planner role for those operating outside of BTFG's Partnerships business. According to FSU communications ...