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Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... Bank of Australia employs the largest group of CFAs (124), followed by NAB (95), Macquarie Group (81) and Westpac (72) and ANZ (49). AMP Limited, Citigroup, UBS, KPMG and PwC rounded the top 10 employers that highly regard CFA qualified candidates. In ...

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
A former long-standing chief executive and a past chief financial officer of TCorp have joined the board of FIIG Securities. The fixed income expert has appointed two new non-executive directors in Stephen Knight and Christine Feldmanis. Knight, who ...

Madison FG appoints governance head from ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
Madison Financial Group has appointed a new head of governance and professional standards. Kirsten Lynn joins Madison from ANZ Private, where she was an associate private wealth adviser. Prior to that, she was a legal officer for merits review and decisions ...

NAB Financial Planning announces key hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
NAB Financial Planning is expanding its leadership team, recruiting senior managers from ANZ Wealth and AMP New Zealand. As per its national strategy to increase customer-centricity, NAB FP has appointed two general managers to lead its NSW/ACT and ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
While most of the world's biggest central banks have embraced uber-transparency, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) appears to still be subscribing to "fedspeak". It's still keeping Australians in the dark about its next policy movement. In its September ...

Big four ditch ATM withdrawal fees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac have collectively abolished ATM withdrawal fees for non-customers. In a statement, ANZ said that non-customers will no longer be charged $2 to withdraw from ANZ-branded ATMs. ANZ group executive Fred Ohlsson acknowledged that ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Life insurers need "common sense" when designing more affordable products that are sustainable for consumers and will create sustainable businesses for financial advisers, according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for ...

Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Implementing new means of engagement with clients and collaborating more with fellow advisers is paramount to changing the public's perception of the financial advice industry. Discussing the key themes of the final day of judging for this year's Rising ...

Rising Star highlights young women in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Indicating a rise in the number of women opting for a career in financial planning, four of the six finalists for the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers' Rising Star of the Year Award are female. The accolade - which is presented in partnership ...

ANZ revamps life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
ANZ's OneCare is enhancing its insurance offering with the introduction of a tiered benefit structure and by helping customers return to work quicker. Income Secure Essentials and Severity Trauma, which are a part of the OneCare range of life products ...