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Twitter becomes gateway to 30 million 'investment' audience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Nine in 10 financial advisers in the US said they have gained new clients through their social media accounts, research shows. According to a 2016 social media survey by Putnam Investments, there are now more than 30 million Twitter users in the US ...

Sunsuper puts adviser trust front and centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... of advice they receive and confident their financial decisions are the right ones. Sunsuper launched its National Advice Panel in 2015 and currently has more than 80 trusted advisers available to members across Australia. It also partners with more than ...

Nominations for adviser award opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... finalists will be flown to Sydney for an interview and to present solutions on a particular industry challenge to a judging panel. The winner will be announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference in October.

AFA launches female excellence in advice award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... and Amanda Cassar, who was profiled in the most recent FS Advice journal. Finalists are expected to present to the judging panel about themselves, their business, their achievements and community involvement and views on mentoring, education, gender ...

Stone and Chalk lends voice to start-ups by women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... fintech hub Stone & Chalk with last Tuesday's networking pow-wow packed to the rafters. The inaugural 'Power Women in Fintech' panel discussion was held at the Sydney headquarters and hosted by Jemma Enright, chief executive of a start-up called Next ...

Advisers to be judged by peers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... for misconduct may be decided by their peers, with ASIC calling on the industry to consult on the establishment of a new panel. The proposed Financial Services Panel would provide the regulator's administrative decision making process with an element ...

Financial Standard wins prestigious award

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... 35 years. Livingstone added that one of the key attributes of the awards is the integrity and independence of the judging panel, which is designed to represent a broad range of prominent Australian business, regulatory and community leaders. A panel ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... can potentially reduce or prevent. This, in turn, could conceivably reduce instances of life claims. Speaking on the same panel from the consumer perspective, Choice campaigns manager Erin Turner said she saw some serious issues with this idea"We need ...

Life code needs work: ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be expanded, according to ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. Speaking on a panel at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Kell said that there is still "an enormous amount to be ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... financial services industry, and their form will disappear along with their substance." As part of a broader discussion, panel members identified a number of key areas in which industry superannuation funds can work together on solving problems including ...