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Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... orporations Act 2001, there are no rules against people calling themselves "financial planners" irrespective of their training, competence, or licensing. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the enshrinement. "This piece of legislation ...

MFAA offers new SMSF training programs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) will launch three new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) training programs for credit advisers. The programs aim to improve participants' understanding of their role in setting up Limited Recourse ...

Affinia appoints new national manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... function. Other responsibilities include being a conduit between the licensee and its APL partners, as well as production of training and education materials for practitioners. Gnanendran joins Affinia from AMP where he was manager, risk research, a ...

FPSA makes senior appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... management structure. "Lisa is a key part of the future bringing with her experience in Financial Planning Operations, Training, Strategic Projects, Strategy and Planning, and Compliance," head of netwealth Advice Group Simon Micallef said. "The new ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... Corporations Act 2001, there are no rules against people calling themselves "financial planners" irrespective of their training, competence, or licensing. "In order for any piece of legislation to be implemented, an entire profession and industry needs ...

NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... Thomas said the study had identified three trigger points for change: stronger board and chief executive fundraising training; longer term resourcing from boards that acknowledge that donors build their involvement with the organisation over time; and ...

Count eyes accounting firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Count Financial (Count) sees great opportunity for accountants to provide financial advice, and is training 11 accounting firms to become autorised representatives of Count. On July 1, 2013, accountants will be able to provide advice under new conditional ...

MFAA to train advisers on direct property for SMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... property investment by SMSFs makes up more than 10% of investments ( or $50 billion) of the 500,000 SMSF in Australia. The training involves two different programs, one for advisers who want an understanding of SMSF lending and limited recourse borrowing ...

Guardian Advice boosts team with 5 appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... development technology specialist and will be responsible for designing, facilitating and delivering COIN technology training to advisers and their support staff.

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... policy and advocacy support in Australia and the region, the agreement between the IPA and SPAA will also provide the training and support to practitioners who are currently engaged or interested in advising the SMSF sector. "The collaboration agreement ...