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BTFM awards $500m fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
BT Funds Management New Zealand recently awarded a $500 million mandate to a manager of global sovereign debt. With this new mandate from the investment arm of Westpac New Zealand, Colchester Global Investors has taken its total Australian and New Zealand ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The Federal Government has named the new ASIC chair to succeed Greg Medcraft, this time with Labor's approval. Starting in February, James Shipton will take on the role for a five-year term. Shipton is currently executive director of Harvard Law School's ...

Mindfulness coach recognised for excellence in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... Female Excellence in Advice Award. Presented at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast last week, Wellthy founder and financial coach Lea Schodel was recognised for her innovative means of providing financial ...

AFA launches mental health service

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... partnership with Davidson Trahaire Corpsych and was officially launched at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference at the Gold Coast on Friday. The programs were launched during Mental Health Week and the partnership is open to the entire AFA member ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... industry will be how it copes as the baby boom becomes a death boom. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Corgenius chief executive Amy Florian said how advisers deal with the broad financial responsibilities of baby ...

AFA keeps financial literacy front of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... and update the National Financial Literacy Strategy for 2018. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, O'Dwyer encouraged the advice community to be part of the strategy's consultation process. She said the strategy currently ...

AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... the benefits of robo-advice. Announced at the Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, the partnership is seen as a simple solution to a wide problem for Australians. AFA general manager member services ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... financial advisers to value-add by providing cyber training services. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Hawkins agreed with a point that email is a vulnerability for financial advice firms and for financial abuse. ...

Adviser tops the class for education excellence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... the 2017 AFA Excellence in Education in Award at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast. Ward, who completed his Masters of Financial Planning 18 months ago, said there was two main reasons why he has put ...

Technology will shape financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... Chris Riddell at the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference which started on Wednesday at the Gold Coast. The rise of new technologies creating business efficiencies, particularly the significant potential offered by deploying ...