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AFA secures international icon for conference lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
Delegates at this year's AFA National Adviser Conference are in for a treat, with an iconic musician and humanitarian named as its headline presenter. As part of a rare appearance in Australia, Sir Bob Geldof will address attendees on the final day ...

Australian Ethical boosts adviser arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... IOOF for four years and worked closely with Barclays Global Investors. She also spent some 13 years as an associate of conference and events at BlackRock. Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said: "We believe advisers will play a critical ...

AFA launches conference program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has released the final program for its 2017 National Adviser Conference. Carrying on the theme of 'taking advice beyond the horizon', highlights from the program include a panel session entitled 'Digital Solutions ...

APRA puts super funds on notice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... clear that APRA holds concerns about processes, frameworks, decision-making and the use of members' money, noting at a conference earlier this year that funds need to be clear about what their objective is in brand, advertising, marketing and sponsorship ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... introducing an entirely new and innovative format in 2017, placing financial advisers front and centre of the one-day conference. Financial Standard launches a new program format called the "The Managed Accounts Adviser Showcase", where the entire agenda ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... ANZ/AFA Rising Star of the Year Award close on Friday 28 July with the winner announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference in October on the Gold Coast.

Advice requires customisation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... Ethics Authority (FASEA) director and Integra Financial Services managing director, Deborah Kent, also spoke at the conference and said advisers should be at a point now where they're adapting their styles accordingly to clients that range from the high ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... on Domestic Monetary Policy" at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Mid-Year Economic Update conference in Adelaide. To add, not only would an appreciating exchange rate "counteract the benefit to the Australian economy of faster ...

Digital revamp for Citi wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... products. One area of success is webinars and video streaming which connects clients to in-house and third-party experts or conference in a specialist - it functions much like Google Hangouts, Selva said. This is where the bank of the future is heading ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... could be due to lowered inflation expectations. Why spend now when prices aren't rising (even softening) anyway? The Conference Board's consumer sentiment survey showed that "12 months ahead" inflation expectations fell to a reading of 4.6% in June from ...