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Financial advice among most qualified professions: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Following education reforms, analysis of financial advisers' tertiary qualifications suggests the advice sector is now among the most highly educated professions in Australia. Rainmaker Information's 2022 review of advisers' ASIC-recognised qualifications ...

Rest names new independent chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... board for their support. Marshman is to be replaced by James Merlino, former Victorian deputy premier, minister for education and minister for mental health. Merlino stepped away from politics in June, having also previously held the portfolios of sport ...

Cbus retirement lead jumps to AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... strategy and programs to improve members' retirement outcomes, including product development, member experience, education, and advice. He was also responsible for retirement modelling, simulators, and tools. However, he spent most of his time at ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... benefit is scale, Sharpe explained. "Scale to provide bigger events like the FPA Congress, scale to provide better CPD and education like our Masterclass series," he said. "Scale to provide services and tools that you, our members, tell us you want you ...

Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... said. She said the declarations will concern fitness and propriety, as well as ensuring advisers are tracking well with education standards. On that note, Sciacca explained future adviser exam dates are currently being reviewed. "We'll be releasing ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... longer'," he said. This changes the parameters of a three-stage life, established in the 20th century, Scott said. "Education, work, and retirement, and it worked very well for life expectancies at around 70," he said. "But as we're living longer ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... of over regulation. "Governments consulting on ways to improve the adviser exam and bringing more flexibility to the education standards. The Australian Law Reform Commission is working to clear a path through that maze that is the Corporations Act ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The government is looking to implement stricter regulation for the buy now, pay later industry, releasing an options paper for consultation. According to minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the number of active BNPL accounts grew from five ...

NGS Super chair to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... history, it's been a great privilege to guide the industry super fund for those who work in independent and catholic education over the past 10 years," Shearman said. "In reflecting upon my upcoming retirement, the future of the fund is confident. The ...

Nuveen, Lighthouse back housing projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... applications and arrivals, as well as the high occupancy in our buildings, that the demand for Australia's quality tertiary education offering remains strong and this continues to validate Nuveen's long-term investment conviction on the Australian student ...