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Swell in advisers seeking higher education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
As the buzz around professional standards continues into 2017, financial advisers are increasingly cognisant of higher education being conducive to future success. According to Kaplan, enrolments into its Master of Financial Planning program's first ...

Machineries not in order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Just when we thought the sun's starting to shine. Japan private core machinery orders (orders excluding ships and electrical equipment) - a leading indicator of business investment - dropped by 5.1% in the month of November. This is heaps worse than ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Coinciding with its 70th anniversary, the Association of Financial Advisers launched an initiative to encourage member engagement at the grassroots level. New president Marc Bineham told Financial Standard the association has learned a lot of lessons ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... Family Company The chief executive of a $7 billion industry super fund left to take up a role with the Myer Family Company. Equip boss Danielle Press will left the fund at the end of June 2016 after six years of service. Equip's chair, Andrew Fairley ...

Montgomery funds rated by Zenith

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Montgomery Investment Management's global range of funds is now 'Recommended' by Zenith. The Montgomery Global Fund and the Montaka Global Access Fund received the rating following Zenith's 2016 International Shares Review. Zenith noted in its rating ...

Advice practices pass health check

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Financial advice firms are better equipped to face future challenges following an industry shift from passive to actively managed businesses. This is one of several findings from a joint report released by Zurich and the Beddoes Institute, which goes ...

Standard Life appoints Aberdeen exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... investment experience and client relationship management, across geographies, asset classes and investment channels which will equip him well for this broad investment management leadership role. His expertise from working in a multi-asset solutions ...

Slattery departs ICFS board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
SMSF Association managing director and chief executive, Andrea Slattery, stepped down from the board of the International Centre for Financial Services. Slattery has worked in the financial services industry for more than 25 years and spent 12 years ...

CBA partners for agribusiness pilot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... accountants and banks," Harvey said. "Collaboration between farmers and their advisers using rich and up to date data, will equip farmers to respond with greater agility when market conditions change." The software translates activities into management ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... super administration operations with Bravura's Sonata software. "Mercer embarked on this transformation with Bravura to equip it with the ability to grow the business by supporting large volumes of, and large sized, superannuation funds with high efficiency. ...