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Experts urge govt to do more to boost infra investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Governments should take advantage of low interest rates to finance productive infrastructure and 'de-risk' greenfield projects to make them more attractive to private investors. That was one of the conclusions at a recent roundtable discussion hosted ...

Treasury starts consultation for higher advice standards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Treasury has released a consultation paper and is calling for submissions on ways to lift the professional standards of financial advisers. "Financial advisers play a very important role in Australia, helping consumers to plan for their retirement ...

CMSF closes with focus on policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
The 25th edition of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' (AIST) Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) has finished on the Gold Coast with a focus on the policy issues affecting the industry. The conference has seen over 1,100 delegates ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious." - Lao Tzu, 'The Art of War' That "when" to fight must be nigh. Rumour has it that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is preparing its own QE programme - prompted by the PBOC's recent ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Legislation will not be enough to promote an ethical financial services industry which engenders trust, according to CFA Institute. CFA Society president Anthony Serhan said while reforms such as Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) have improved transparency ...

Assistant Treasurer to consult with financial advice stakeholders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced he will discuss issues pertaining to professional, standards within the financial services industry with all relevant "stakeholders" prior to making any policy decisions. Noting the value of the Parliamentary ...

AMP's Hillross crowns best advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP-owned financial planning firm Hillross has handed out its Adviser of the Year, New Adviser of the Year and Firm of the Year awards at a ceremony this week. Sydney planner David Kennedy was crowned Adviser of the Year for his ability to "set meaningful ...

AFA GenXt roadshow connects knowledge and performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will focus on education and knowledge as a means to drive business and client performance at this year's GenXt National Roadshow. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend the roadshows that are taking ...

AFA announces record enrolments for new curriculum

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced record numbers of advisers applying for its masters-level Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation. According to AFA chief executive Brad Fox, the FChFP curriculum has been ...

Fossil fuel divestment gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
The fossil fuel divestment push is gathering pace, this time with 295 faculty members of Stanford University in the US writing to its board of trustees asking them to divest its $25 billion endowment fund from the investment sector. The Stanford University ...