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FPA appoints new education head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... for financial planners to utilise education and professional development programs to broaden their professional and technical skills and differentiate themselves within the market."

All super funds should have independent chair: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... from government to enforce a stricter 'Fit and Proper' regime to ensure that the individuals serving on boards have the technical skills and personal characteristics required to play their roles, and that the boards as a whole have the mix of skills ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... course will offer four subjects: SMSF best practice, understanding SMSF trustees, SMSF strategic advice and SMSF advance technical and will be predominantly offered online. Upon completion students will earn a graduate certificate in self-managed superannuation ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... and are actively seeking to identify Australian technologies and businesses that need both capital and the strategic, technical and operating expertise that we bring as partners and investors." Melbourne boutique advisory and investment firm Somerset ...

Beddoes Institute announces MTA award winners

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... adviser - David Reed, The Retirement Advice Centre Communication and Interpersonal Relationships Greg Lourens, SAM Group Technical Expertise - Greg Lourens, SAM Group Most trusted practice - Debbie Hudson, Wealth Fusion Most recommended practice - Diane ...

Colley resigns from SMSF Association

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... SMSF Association announced today that key industry figure Graeme Colley has resigned from his position as director of technical and professional standards. SMSF Association chief executive and managing director Andrea Slattery said Colley has been an ...

Retention key driver behind planner salary increases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... employees across digital technology as of interest, and that 56% of employers believed financial planners with high level technical knowledge were in high demand. Commenting on the survey results, Peter Dawson, principal, The Dawson Partnership said ...

Crowe Horwath makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... this he was the lead tax partner for Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) Queensland, chair of the KPMG national ENR tax technical & training committee and a member of the KPMG national tax management services group. Pascall has also worked at the Australian ...

New Macquarie chair steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... financial markets group. At the time, McCann said, "Peter is an experienced chairman and board director. He has brought many technical skills and industry knowledge to board and committee deliberations. "As a director of both the SFE and ASX, Peter gained ...

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... past, the ATO allowed some leeway in applying the tax law to investment trusts, including a 'practical' rather than a technical approach to certain key issues like fixed trust treatment and dealing with 'unders and overs'. "But from 1 July, fund managers ...