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CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... which serves them: an instilled sense of ethics and market integrity, in other words, compliance; and high standards of technical excellence, or competence," Smith said.

Don't flood managed accounts with excess investment options: advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... the sector has become part of the wealth management mainstream. An offshoot of this is that arguments about the formal technical definitions of each type of managed account structure are not as relevant as they used to be. "There's no formal definition ...

Macquarie announces new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... Commenting on Warne's appointment, 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 ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... Already, Australian (per capita) living standards are stagnating, so for many this may feel like a recession, even if the technical definition of recession (two consecutive quarters of declining GDP) is not met." (The Conversation). "Australia will be ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Like most of Australia's major industries, the future prosperity for the financial services sector clearly lies in Asia. Australians constantly talk of the economic opportunity presented by the three billion people that will be in the Asian middle class ...

First State Super funds Aussie start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... annual growth rate since 1992. This is higher than financial and insurance services, and professional, scientific and technical services. "The Trade Commission also acknowledges the vast investment opportunities that are yet to be exploited in what is ...

IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... advice. Cullen will be responsible for delivering support services into the IOOF advice network and his role will include technical support, advice policy, X-Plan support and paraplanning services. Cullen was most recently head of Cortex Advice Solutions ...

Gradual progress on super fund digital engagement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... offered by only 18%, an increase of 4%, and there are no specialised employer apps available. There has clearly been a technical decision to focus on mobile optimisation versus the development of apps. The research again revealed that online transaction ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... any changes to the system now considered "political suicide," according to former AMP senior executive - research and technical Rob Thomas. Speaking at the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on September 1 in Sydney, Thomas said that compared ...

BT develops digital learning tool for advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... learning simple, accessible and relevant," BT said. The learning framework includes practice management, compliance, technical, insurance and investments and celebrity lessons designed to inspire action. There are currently 10 key learning topics and ...