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UK adviser competency to be re-evaluated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... introducing a new assessment aimed at raising standards and competence. The FCA has partnered with the Chartered Insurance Institute to develop a 'Regulated Retail Investment Adviser Re-evaluation' test for financial advisers with a level 4 Diploma in ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... breakfast television earlier in the day. Speaking at the 2018 Super Investment Conference in Cairns yesterday, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the AIST was relieved to see some common sense finally ...

No time for complacency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... preliminary findings into the retail super sector but can't afford to be complacent, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Kicking off the 2018 Super Investment Conference in Cairns this morning, AIST chief executive Eva ...

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... Australian superannuation funds, according to Willis Towers Watson. The Global 300 research from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's largest pension funds that now collectively manage US$18.1 trillion in Assets. Australia has ...

Zervides elected president of IPA Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
The founder of Australian Wealth Solutions has been elected to lead the Victorian arm of the Institute of Public Accountants. Australian Wealth Solutions director and senior financial adviser Sam Zervides was recently elected Victorian president of ...

CFA Australia names first chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Society Sydney executive director Michaela Francis, and CFA Society Melbourne executive director Graeme Miller. The CFA Institute recently announced it is introducing artificial intelligence, fintech and machine learning to its curriculum in 2019. The ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... has collaborated with Japanese robotics and financial technology think-tank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Investment Technology Institute Mitsubishi (MTEC) and UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation to launch the fund. MTEC president Junichi Narikawa said this is ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... health in July 2017 to drive its mental health strategy. Over the course of 2017, it also partnered with the Black Dog Institute and the University of Sydney as part of its commitment to improving mental health outcomes. Neil Greenberg, a defence mental ...

Super funds cop governance grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... executives and trustees after an unyielding fortnight of appearances at the financial services Royal Commission. Governance Institute of Australia chief executive Steven Burrell says the continuing testimonies at the Royal Commission are further eroding ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... submissions on six areas - including from members of public, to an August 31 deadline. Earlier this week the Governance Institute said it believed confidence in Australia's financial institutions would continue to fall while they remain exposed to ...