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AustralianSuper manager awarded FINSIA scholarship

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017

FINSIA awarded its FINSIA-Monash MBA Scholarship to an AustralianSuper manager. Laura Parr, AustralianSuper's insights and propositions manager, is the recipient of the $63,200 award, which will see her commence the two-year program at Monash University ...

Finsia scholarship winner named

KERRIE SYDEE | THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016

Finsia has revealed the winner of the 2016 Hugh DT Williamson scholarship. Senior associate at Ashurst, Lucienne Cassidy, has been named as this year's recipient and will be granted an award valued at $16,500 to assist her to complete the Business Essentials ...

ASFA names KPMG partner as new CEO

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016

... helping to inform and shape the super landscape as we enter a new policy era." From 2007 to 2011, Fahy was chief executive at FINSIA where he led the organisation's transformation post the sale of its education business. Prior to FINSIA, he led strategy ...

Finsia appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016

Finsia has appointed a new chief executive. Chris Whitehead joins Finsia from consulting firm BITPaC, where he was principal. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Credit Union Australia from 2009 to 2015, having been regional director, Scotland ...

Ex-Westpac exec joins Rubik

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016

... Governance Institute of Australia, and a fellow of CPA Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australasisa (FINSIA). He holds an MBA from Macquarie University and a bachelor of commerce in accounting, finance and systems from the University ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015

... robo-advice operators. "ASIC is very supportive of the automated provision of advice," ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said at a FINSIA event in Sydney. The regulator sees potential in robo-advice because it offers a "convenient, low-cost advice service ...

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015

... helped establish a partnership between two industry development groups. The Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI Institute) announced a recent agreement where skills portability ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015

... relationships, the region accounts for less than one-third of Australia's financial relationships. This is one of the findings in a Finsia-sponsored report by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, which also says Australia's exports of financial ...

CBA, NAB execs join Finsia board

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015

... from National Australia Bank (NAB) and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) have been appointed to the board of financial services body Finsia. NAB group chief risk officer David Gall will become president, while CBA general manager of loan markets and syndications ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015

... superannuation, financial planning, generic knowledge, managed investments and life insurance. Australasian financial services body, Finsia, says the industry currently has an opportunity to set a global benchmark for the professional standards of financial ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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