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Challenger unveils new technical services scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Challenger has revealed details of its new scholarship program to support the company's commitment to continuing education for financial services and advice professionals. The scholarship program offers two comprehensive courses: Aged Care Planning ...

Challenger partners Financial Standard for 2016 Technical Services Forum

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... Standard has partnered with investment specialist, Challenger, to launch the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. The event is Australia's preeminent technical services forum and contributes to the development of the industry through ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... to former AMP senior executive - research and technical Rob Thomas. Speaking at the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on September 1 in Sydney, Thomas said that compared to ten years ago, the average Australian is far more aware of the superannuation ...

What becomes of the broken hearted?

TREVOR HARRIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... dangers, CommInsure national technical manager Alex Koodrin explained at a recent Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney. Koodrin said that the average time period from separation to divorce in Australia is 3.6 years. "A lot can happen ...

SMSF flexibility makes them error prone

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... reasons these funds are vulnerable to compliance problems. Speaking at this week's Financial Services Technical Services forum, AMP SMSF Administration head of technical servicesA A Philip LaGreca said that the main culprit was the complexity of the ...

QROP advise must improve: AMP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... during his Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pensions (QROP) workshop at last week's Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Given that international pension transfers typically fall under the QROP rules regime, Singh recommended consulting with the ...

Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... David Hutchinson, senior manager of retirement income at Challenger, speaking at the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum that was hosted by Challenger yesterday. This doesn't mean advisers are completely comfortable with the product but they ...

Insurance bonds back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... Higgins, Austock managing director. Higgins was speaking at the fourth installment of Financial Standard's Technical Services Forum in Sydney yesterday. With insights from some of the top technical minds working in the industry, the Forum looked at some ...

Beware the traps in aged care advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... Strategy Steps told of the technical traps involved in this area for advisers during the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. With insights from some of the top technical minds working in the industry, the Forum looked at the difference between ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... to do so, said Christopher Batten, director at Macquarie Group Services. Speaking yesterday at the FS Technical Services Forum, a gathering of technical services managers and specialists, Batten warned that many advisers were not familiar enough with ...
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