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FPA reveals awards shortlist

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... standard we have ever seen," De Gori said. "I personally had the privilege of judging the paraplanner category and university student category and it will be an honour to announce our winners at congress later this month." Dependent on the category ...

AMP looks to advisers of the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
A record number of university students participated in this year's AMP University Challenge, pointing to a growing interest in financial planning as a career. More than 180 students from universities around Australia participated in teams or as individuals ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... expectations component (down to 83.9 from 87.2). The latest Conference Board reading is consistent with the sharp drop in the University of Michigan's consumer measure reported earlier - the preliminary index reading fell to 87.9 in October from 91.2 ...

Scholarship supports new advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
A Melbourne university is partnering with a boutique financial planning firm to provide financial support to the next generation of financial advisers. Scholten Collins McKissock Wealth Management and Deakin Business School will provide scholarships ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... funding from the NSW Government's Medical Devices Fund to bring new treatments and technologies to the market. University backed incubator ATP Innovations and seed capital specialist Brandon Capital were behind three of the four medical devices to ...

AMP Capital hires new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... India, High Commissioner to Malaysia and the Director-General of the Office of National Assessments. He is also the University of Queensland's chancellor. AMP Capital Holdings chair Vanessa Wallace said: "Peter's deep knowledge and broad set of skills ...

Advisers must be aware of cognitive nuances

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... brain and the way human tendencies can impact how knowledge is shared, according to professor of psychology at Harvard University Dr Jason Mitchell. Developed over millions of years of evolution, Mitchell described the human brain not as a piece of clean ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... return, YEF's assets reduced this year to A$33 billion due to the A$1.3 billion it paid out in distributions to Yale University. YEF is one of Yale University's major revenue sources accounting for one third of its budget. "Endowment distributions to ...

Universities must prepare for adviser reforms: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... 2024 for existing advisers. Currently there are two post graduate degrees listed as financial planning specific on the University Admissions Centre website and 54 undergraduate degrees offering subjects in financial planning. FPA chief executive Dante ...

Contango continues to grow investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... the Melbourne firm last month, marking another stride in its growth strategy. Wu holds a Masters in Finance from The University of Melbourne and joins from NAB where she worked as a fund performance analyst. Prior to that she was a tax consultant at ...