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Dean Lombardo wins AFA Excellence in Education Award

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... champion the continual raising of the bar of the advice profession by recognising and rewarding excellence in adviser education."

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
The need for an increase in adviser education on investing into the debt sector following last year's launch of the Premium Asia Income Fund has lead Premium China Funds Management to reconfigure its distribution team. The company has made two new hires ...

S&P calls for adviser education on new ETF indices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Adviser education on the indices underlying new fixed income exchange traded funds is needed to undo damage caused by misinformation on ETFs, according to S&P Indices. Recent changes to the Australian Securities Exchange Aqua listing rules to cover ...

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Jordan Hawke, executive general manager of Asteron announced the winner of the AFA Excellence in Education Award yesterday and said he was "blown away" by the calibre of nominees and how they transferred their educational skill sets to their communities. ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... Association said the proposal addresses concerns the FPA has held for sometime about the quality of financial adviser education standards for new entrants in the industry. "We share similar concerns about the entry level education requirements," Sanders ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... resolution and clarity around the changes that have been discussed for the last 18 months," said Klipin, adding that adviser education and its new charter program would also take focus for the association. "We are going to focus on our members, on member ...

MoneyForLife ups ratchet frequency

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... advantages of this product to investors," said David Kan, general manager, retirement and investment solutions. "Our adviser education campaign is two-way. Apart from providing MoneyForLife scenarios and case studies, we listened to adviser feedback ...

Planners brace for fiduciary revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... recommended ASIC significantly lift its adviser policing activities through expanded shadow shopping programs and that adviser education standards be raised and monitored through the establishment of a professional standards board. The Report in this ...

AFA calls for more consultation on education

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... human services, financial services, superannuation and corporate law, called for high quality financial advice. "Adviser education is an extremely important ingredient in providing quality advice but so is experience and learning from your peers," said ...

Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... clients can opt for fees, commissions or a combination of both. There is also a calling for a review of financial adviser education levels, and enhancing the current Financial Literacy Campaign.