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PIS award financial adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Professional Investment Services (PIS) announced the nine winners of its annual awards, which include Financial Adviser of the Year, Risk Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year. Troy Theobald, from Robina Financial Solutions, was awarded Financial ...

ASIC delays start date for advisers exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has delayed the implementation of a national examination for financial advisers. ASIC said that the objective is to allow appropriate time for other reforms to be implemented in the financial ...

Towers Watson builds Investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Global consultant Towers Watson has strengthened its investment team in Australia, making five appointments.. Sean Brereton has been appointed investment consultant and will be joining the Melbourne office, focusing on client consulting. Before joining ...

Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Financial planners must expand their skill set to offer advice on linking self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to other business structures SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) membership and business development director Richard ...

FEAL launches super mentoring initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) has launched a new mentoring initiative for superannuation executives. FEAL said the initiative, which is in partnership with Franklin Templeton Investments, would provide the framework for senior executives ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we feature the winners of the annual ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), what strategies are set to dominate Australian equities over the next five to 10 years and platform trends in financial planning. Our back ...

Bloomberg to make disclosure announcements via Twitter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Social media channels can now be used for corporate disclosures as long as investors have been told which social media platform will be used, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced. The ruling applies to social media and other emerging ...

Halifax to fix deficiencies after ASIC review

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Halifax Investment Services (Halifax) will appoint an independent consultant to review its business after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found deficiencies in the business. ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) and ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
More than half of active Aussie share investors want to increase their exposure to international stocks but are held back by a lack of knowledge and available research, according to a new survey conducted by Skaffold. The equity research company, which ...

Super will improve under Labor: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten indicated that Labor plans to "improve" super at the sixth Super Roundtable held yesterday as part of the Gillard Government's reform agenda. Shorten hosted the roundtable that brought ...