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AMP swoops in on $112m student accom facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... universities are among the best in the world so it's not surprising to see significant demand for both world leading education and vibrant on-campus life experiences in the context of the difficult lockdown conditions we have all recently faced," ADIT ...

Amber Infrastructure buys up NZ assets

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... portfolios totalling 11 schools from Auckland to Queenstown are public-private-partnerships (PPP) with the NZ Ministry of Education. Launched by Morrison & Co in 2009, the PIP portfolio was New Zealand's first fund dedicated to investing in public-private ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... market and men are more likely to hold managerial positions, even in female-dominated industries such as healthcare and education. Research has shown that profitability and productivity increase under women's leadership and contributes to improved company ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Just over half of the candidates who sat the November exam passed, revealed ASIC. ASIC released the 19th cycle Financial Advisers Exam results and said, of the 282 candidates who sat the test, only 161 (57%) were approved. It explained 57% sat the test ...

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 ...