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TAL upgrades Risk Academy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Life insurer TAL has upgraded its Risk Academy program, giving advisers the flexibility to complete courses on demand and has partnered with a new education provider. Charles Sturt University (CSU) will now provide accreditation of TAL Risk Academy ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... ahead of the 16th annual financial planning week revealed more than two in five Australians (63%) did not have a financial plan for their future and a quarter had never sought financial advice from a professional or other contact when making financial ...

AMP Capital China fund to be delisted from ASX

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
The AMP Capital China Growth Fund will be delisted from the ASX. AMP Capital has consulted with the ASX as to the most appropriate time to do this and now expects the fund to be removed from the exchange on December 30. Trading will be suspended prior ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... and leadership positions makes it harder for women to visualise clear progression in their own careers. "It's very hard to plan a career path forward if you can't see others already doing it." Hoping to provide women and especially the emerging millennial ...

QBE chief executive departs in leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
QBE Insurance Australia chief executive Tim Plant has stepped down after just one year in the role following lackluster performance from the company. The insurer has opted for a change in leadership, with chief financial officer Pat Regan taking over ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... invest in smart beta funds. "Although few DFMs expect their allocation to passive investments to decrease, the majority do not plan to increase allocations either," said lead author of the report, Laura D'Ippolito. "This is good news for active managers ...

Scholarship launched to support female planners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Griffith Business School and SunSuper have partnered to introduce a scholarship to assist women in the financial planning industry. Scholarship recipients will receive $5,000 to put towards their studies and will also be offered either work experience ...

Suncorp boss in hot water over climate change

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Suncorp chief executive Michael Cameron has faced criticism over his stance on climate change in light of the company's 2016 annual review. The annual review insisted that the bank and insurer "works with all levels of government and key stakeholders ...

AMP Capital to acquire Spanish telco infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
AMP Capital has entered into an agreement to acquire a Spanish provider of telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructure. Under the agreement, AMP Capital's global infrastructure equity platform will purchase 100% of Axion from Antin Infrastructure ...