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FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... subjects, including English and mathematics, and across all years from Kindergarten to Year 10. Senator Sherry said a teacher training program will be rolled out to support teachers using the package though he added that parents also need to play a major ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... generally high level of skills of experience among the trustees. Our point is there is a need for some form of formal training and evidence of knowledge of trustee duties for SMSFs," said Andrew Barr, AIST policy and research manager. For example, part ...

ASIC divides to conquer

... will advise ASIC on potential systemic issues. "ASIC will deliver these outcomes through greater investment in people, training and development, building the credentials of existing staff and leaders. We will also recruit senior people from the market," ...

Kelly plans changes at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... Kelly also believes there has been insufficient investment in the distribution network. She wants to put more into staff training, "tools" and better branch-level metrics. She plans to devolve authority from the regional centres and product groups to ...

Advice that spans three generations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... plan for baby boomers while at the same time directly communicating with generation X and Y. The module includes planner training on communicating an estate planning strategy to baby boomer clients using investment bonds and provides a set of tools to ...

Advisers graduate Synchron boot camp

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
Advisers got dirty, sweaty and splattered with paintball shots at Synchron's Next Gen training course that yielded 14 new recruits to the firm's adviser base. "We've identified that younger advisers are a different creature in their training needs to ...

2020 Summit push for life long accounts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... participation accounts for every Australian from birth - into which the government and others can make payments for education, training, parental leave, and superannuation contributions, with capacity to go into deficit and income-contingent repayments ...

Securitor academy in the works

MICHAEL HOBBS REPORTING FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... different knowledge of people that might use the course," said Ashenden. The group has also teamed up with financial training firm Financial Essentials to provide its practices with the Adviser Education Assessment program, an online self-assessment ...

Jones Lang LaSalle and CFS form Sandalwood

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... 700 employees from both property firms will relocate into Sandalwood as a result of the merger. A new "best in class" training centre will also be established in Melbourne as a provider of continuing education and skills development courses for its s ...

CFA takes ethics inhouse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... coming months. "This is the first in a series of what we'd like to roll out on a more regular basis through in-house training centres at the employer premises so they can discuss some of their unique issues," said Olivia Engel, CFA Society of Sydney ...