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Mastering education skillsets will be long-term: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... an exam or assessment at the end of the first professional year. It also has implications for ongoing professional development which is now seen as more important than ever," Tucker said. Further, while technical skills evolve in the initial stages of ...

The 50 names you need to follow

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... network with your peers," Kewin said. PROFILE: AFA chief executive Phil Kewin Delegates can expect a professional development program with more than 30 advisers "sharing their advice and business strategies, blended with world class business and industry ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast from 11-13 October. The three-day event is an intensive professional development program built on a fresh format: More than 30 AFA practitioners will share their knowledge and experience during the 'Adviser ...

DomaCom appoints new Responsible Entity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... majority of property investors use leverage to improve the growth returns from their investment and we expect this development will substantially grow the current portfolio of properties from the current 47 which have been purchased with full equity." ...

Asset managers tested, remain optimistic: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Following years of high profit margins and revenues rising parallel to AUM growth, majority of asset managers remain undeterred about the radical changes sweeping the industry, latest research shows. About 78% of global asset managers canvassed in State ...

Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... paper not only outlines the new framework and foreshadows an implementation kit; it also helps shape the professional development requirements of advisers currently not covered by the existing regulatory standards on education and professionalism." The ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... Bill Watson said Chatfield had a tremendous track record of serving the community and working to stimulate economic development in a regional context. "Tim is an inspiring community leader who contributes across an extraordinary number of public policy ...

BT Financial Group merges wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... which was most recently held by Mark Spiers. He resigned from the role in August, staying on at BT as director, wealth development. Watts and Walker said they were pleased to be able to build on the work Spiers had done in helping to build the professionalism ...

AFA shines spotlight on peer learning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... financial advice community. Nowak said the AFA believes peer-to-peer learning is vital to the ongoing professional development of advisers. "Learning from each other and from professionals and innovators who are putting their stamp on our profession ...

Former Centrepoint executive joins Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... spent the last 13 years as a group executive of investment solutions at Centrepoint Alliance, responsible for the development of its investment platform and funds management solutions. In 2012, he was appointed managing director of Ventura Investment ...