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Modern business demands driving adviser education uptake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... requirements. Mentor Education said it has seen a jump in the number of advisers looking to complete its diploma, advanced diploma, master and bachelor courses. Mentor founder and principal Mark Sinclair said the bulk of enquiries and courses being undertaken ...

Wells Fargo opens up on pay gaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Wells Fargo has become the third major US bank to take action on gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Responding to shareholder pressure the bank released the findings of its most recent pay equity study. It showed women working for Wells Fargo in the US ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Life insurer TAL has added a suite of new courses to its learning hub in an effort to help advisers meet new legislative and educational requirements. TAL Risk Academy added 16 new courses covering superannuation and insurance advice, financial underwriting ...

Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... investors, and especially asset owners, are ultimately aware of the difficulties and the technical progress to be achieved to master dynamic factor allocation. "Although valuation-based methods have been widely criticised in academia both for the value ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... AGI owner John Felsch added as a result of the partnership, Simple Fund 360 clients have automated access to AGI's SMSF Master Insurance Plan, a product specifically designed for SMSF members.

Ophir appoints new portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Small and mid-cap boutique Ophir Asset Management has recruited a new portfolio manager to work alongside co-founders Andrew Mitchell and Steven Ng. Tim Mitchell joins Ophir from Wavestone Capital, where he was an equity analyst. Prior to that, he was ...

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Citigroup will be the first US bank to begin disclosing wage data and adjusting employee salaries as part of a company-wide strategy to close the pay gap for women and minorities. The organisation confirmed it is taking steps to disclose gender and ...

Australian Unity chair joins NAB

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
NAB is welcoming a new a member to the board of its superannuation fund trustee NULIS Nominees. Australian Unity chair Peter Promnitz has been appointed as a non-executive director, joining the board responsible for the MLC Super Fund and products such ...

Link adds DB super fund to admin portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... Link's fund administration business is also only weeks away from migrating pension members from the Russell Investments Master Trust to the aaspire platform. She said the migration process from Russell has included the on-shoring of jobs to Link's Rhodes ...

Corporate governance LIC slashes fees, appoints portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
An ASX-listed investment company focusing on ASX 100 companies ranked by corporate governance standards has negotiated a significant reduction in its total expense ratio and appointed a portfolio manager from Evans Dixon. Australian Governance Masters ...