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Smaller platforms continue to excel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... platforms have lifted their game to help financial advisers improve efficiencies in their practice," Choi said. "Many improvements are made with the goal of helping advisers reduce their admin burden while lifting client engagement levels at the same ...

FPA disciplines two members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... asked Brown to submit details of the steps he will take to improve advice practices and systems. If the reported improvements are not satisfactory, he is to undertake further training and education. Separately, Dianne Bainbridge of Gold Financial Services ...

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... earmarked which will be further enhanced by a forecast growth in tourism and a number of transport infrastructure improvements in Canberra and Western Sydney," he said. AXA IM - Real Assets manages a €2.3 billion portfolio of hotels internationally ...

K2 posts losses, signs on distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... encouraging. "We anticipate FY19 to deliver a number of opportunities originating from strategic and organisational improvements made in FY17 and FY18." The K2 Australian Small Cap Fund lost 10.7%, the Global Equities Fund lost 8.6% and the High Alpha ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... in the workforce, in most cases they do not have the same expenses. They are also not contributing to productivity improvements that would likely see AWOTE rise above CPI, Orford said. "In my view, each generation benefits from the improvements in the ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... limited licence and experienced advisers. Outside the RPL, the AFA said: "FASEA appear to have made some material improvements to what they had previously proposed." Synchron director John Prossor said: "While we have yet to examine it in detail, on ...

Pilot program to boost AIA staff mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... in a six month pilot phase - would provide its staff with a "wellness snapshot", allowing them to track and make improvements to their mental health over time. AIA chief executive Damien Mu said the awareness of the impact of mental health issues in ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... with the baseline scenario of an ongoing broad-based economic expansion, supported by domestic demand and continued improvements in the labour market. Some recent sector-specific developments were having an impact on the near-term growth profile. There ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... experienced advisers. Outside the RPL, the Association of Financial Advisers said "FASEA appear to have made some material improvements to what they had previously proposed." "FASEA has now defined a relevant degree as one with eight subjects from a ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... violence. According to O'Dwyer, the gender pay gap and women's participation in the labour market have both seen improvements in the past few decades. However, she said problems still existed, such as the likelihood women will work part-time being twice ...