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Research on education standards and morals launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... was undertaken prior to the legislative changes that ban commissions, require financial advisers to undertake further education, sit a national ethics exam and abide by a code of ethics to determine the impact that these changes may have had on the moral ...

Vanguard head jumps to industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... previous position as manager of advice partnerships and performance. Prior to joining Cbus, Cross was manager of advice and education at LUCRF Super and had a 16-year career at Mercer in roles including scaled advice leader. Reeve's appointment comes ...

Last day to vote in MAX Awards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Community Initiative of the Year, Distribution Team of the Year, Financial Education Campaign of the Year, PR Company of the Year and Marketing Team of the Year. Big winners last year included BlackRock, Vanguard ...

UniSuper names next chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... continue to evolve and adapt. "The fund has a uniquely deep relationship with its members; particularly in the higher education sector and UniSuper's core purpose - to deliver greater retirement outcomes for members - will continue unchanged. I am ...

Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... is failing to provide practical financial literacy skills for students as they navigate the workforce. The financial education gap could be curbed as early as high school education, according to a survey by financial advisory and accounting firm Findex ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
High levels of stress and anxiety are tempting 42% of financial advisers to exit the industry, as reports of burnout underscore the toll their work is taking on their physical and mental health, new research suggests. The inaugural Wellbeing of Financial ...

Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Insurance as executive lead - relationship management group insurance and at Sunsuper as executive general manager strategy, education and external relations. Forbes also spent several years in NSW Treasury, where she was director of the commercial policy ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... pointed out that in the midst of advisers trying to stay viable and paying out huge overheads in the form of licence, education and insurance costs and the like - making a profit is not unethical. Like other for-profit organisations, financial advice ...

What COVID-19 did to super brand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... game, all of us need to consider what we can do to differentiate ourselves." During COVID-19, Thomas said, the higher education sector was deeply impacted - mostly by the lack of international students in Australian universities. With members going through ...

Aged care workers depended on ERS: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... community services sectors, research from HESTA reveals. The proportion of HESTA members who work in aged care and childhood education that made an ERS claim stood at 19.6% - comparably more than those who work in primary healthcare (16.4%) and community ...