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CFA appoints Australia head of advocacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
CFA Societies Australia and New Zealand has appointed a head of advocacy to advocate for funds management professionals and financial market integrity. Sue Morey was most recently an executive consultant for the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Board ...

Client satisfaction up despite bad press

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... Net Promoter Scores leading practices are achieving." The research found exceptionally high rates of satisfaction and advocacy amongst the 3,000 advice customers surveyed with the 2014 Practice Net Promoter Score (NPS) an impressive +65 (the scale goes ...

Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... billion welfare system in February, one important aspect that seems to have escaped the gaze of commentators was its advocacy of social impact bonds (SIB). SIBs, also sometimes called Social Benefit Bonds, work when a sponsoring group, usually an established ...

Telstra Super lawyer wins WiS scholarship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... senior legal counsel Sharyn Cowley has been awarded one of four inaugural Mavis Robertson Scholarship Programs, offered by advocacy group Women in Super. The awards were announced to coincide with International Women's Day on Sunday 8 March 2015. Sharyn ...

US fiduciary reforms will rock pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... occupational retirement funds subject to the ERISA legislation. Lisa Bleier, managing director for public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), said in a statement released by the association that the ...

Industry fund brands stronger than retail

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... considered. Several larger funds with strong awareness scores performed poorly across key brand attributes, as well as advocacy (intention to recommend) and consideration.

AMP's Hillross crowns best advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... judged the winners. Clients of the finalists were also surveyed by an independent research specialist to assess client advocacy.

The second FS Power50 list unveiled

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... LinkedIn groups. The first 100 made the cut based on criteria such as management leadership, thought leadership, consumer advocacy, industry disruption and future leaders. The shortlist of 50 includes the Digital Dozen, twelve influential individuals ...

Minto re-elected as ASFA board chair

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014

Liam Shorte named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... criteria that looked at how each of them rated across five categories: management leadership, thought leadership, consumer advocacy, industry agitators and future leaders. Judging panel member Zurich's Richard Dunkerley said:A "Statistically it seems ...