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FPA reveals awards shortlist

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Solutions, Mackay (QLD) ipac West Australia, Subiaco (WA) FPA University Student of the Year Award Hilary Acheson, University of New England Bradley Aleckson, Griffith University James Van Zyl-Cunningham, Griffith University

AMP looks to advisers of the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... education initiatives. The winning team consisted of Megan Cull, Daniel Petrov and Mitchell Bogdanov. Students from the University of Sydney and University of Wollongong were awarded second and third prizes respectively, which included $2.500 and $1,000 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... component (down to 83.9 from 87.2). The latest Conference Board reading is consistent with the sharp drop in the University of Michigan's consumer measure reported earlier - the preliminary index reading fell to 87.9 in October from 91.2 in the previous ...

AMP Capital hires new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... India, High Commissioner to Malaysia and the Director-General of the Office of National Assessments. He is also the University of Queensland's chancellor. AMP Capital Holdings chair Vanessa Wallace said: "Peter's deep knowledge and broad set of skills ...

Contango continues to grow investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... Melbourne firm last month, marking another stride in its growth strategy. Wu holds a Masters in Finance from The University of Melbourne and joins from NAB where she worked as a fund performance analyst. Prior to that she was a tax consultant at KPMG ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... followed by industry funds. While retail funds, on average, charger a higher fee than expected. Senior lecturer at the University of Sydney and leader of the research project, Andrew Ainsworth said that funds with higher fees did, on average, deliver ...

ASFA names KPMG partner as new CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... FINSIA, he led strategy and development for CIMA in the Asia Pacific region. Dr. Fahy holds a Ph.D from the National University of Ireland, is a former senior Fulbright scholar and has extensive research and policy experience from his time as an academic. ...

Vulnerable clients easily manipulated: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... unaware of the techniques used by advisers to manipulate critical financial decisions. In light of the study, the University of Sydney Business School's professor Susan Thorp has called for a tightening of regulations to protect 'vulnerable' clients. ...

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... comfortable retirement, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The joint research from WTW and The University of Melbourne explores how retirement income adequacy has progressed in Australia. It finds that under the old rules, 62% ...

Kaplan launches adviser diagnostic tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Kaplan Professional, in partnership with the University of New South Wales, has launched a new diagnostic tool that will provide a scientifically validated assessment of an adviser's technical knowledge and skill. The tool, Kaplan-UNSW Global Diagnostic ...