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Securitor academy in the works

MICHAEL HOBBS REPORTING FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... participants, in addition to us providing the education, would come in and sit with our paraplanners as part of a practical learning experience," he said. "This course will take them beyond a statement of advice. It's really about the other skills they'll ...

FinLit goes global

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... Office for Financial Empowerment. In Australia, the Financial Literacy Foundation has just announced that the Professional Learning Package aimed at giving resources to primary and secondary school teachers is nearing completion and is on-track for its ...

Women-friendly finance tips launched

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... Financial Literacy - Women understanding money survey found 70 per cent of female respondents said they were interested in learning more about finance terms compared to 66 per cent of men. In addition, 78 per cent of women said they wanted to learn more ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... for their members, some are introducing mandatory requirements for ongoing education. I note that SMSMA is developing a learning resource for SMSF trustees, and I commend you for your initiative," he said.

Short selling faces revamp

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... act. The Senator's comments come after the severe share price plunges of listed companies including childcare group ABC Learning Centres and Allco Finance Group. "There is some relatively minor surgery needed to the Corporations Act because it's not ...

AFA maps education Pathway

... hopes to fill the gap in adviser education by launching a new course that accommodates the time constraints and 'adult learning' needs of today's financial planners. It's nearly a year of consultation with members but the group has finally launched Pathway ...

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... market, Members Equity exhibited some of the best practices [in corporate superannuation] so we tried to leverage off that learning," said Andrew Barker, Aviva wealth management products general manager. The clincher is that the product now includes ...

World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... working closely with him on a number of areas, including growth and investment in Africa, opportunities for South-South learning and bank instruments to better support countries hit by high energy and agriculture prices." Besides this appointment, Lin ...

Boot camp for ING sales staff

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... program. According to Kevin Canning, ING Australia head of sales: "BDA program participants will be supported in their learning and development over the two years with both a coach and a mentor, each providing a contrasting perspective." The coach will ...

IQ launches superfund toolkit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... According to Sammells, the platform is the result of the company's purchase of HPL Group, which included Hi-Performance Learning and CUDA Technologies. Founded in 1998, the IQ Business Group is a global provider of business solutions around client's ...