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Nikko Australia appoints COO

EMMA RAPAPORT | THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017

... Investment Subcommittee of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries and is a former New Zealand representative on the CFA Institute Global Investment Performance Standards Council. Lynn commences his new role in Sydney on 6 February.

Aussies attempt CFA in record numbers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017

... the industry's desire to improve standards and adopt globally recognised and proven standards of professionalism. "CFA Institute is dedicated to shaping a trustworthy investment management profession. The CFA Program prepares candidates from around the ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016

... ecosystem to find new ways of flourishing, new ways of capturing alpha," President and chief executive officer at the CFA Institute, Paul Smith, said. In Australia, 75% of respondents cited pressure from members of their board and management team as ...

Investors expect gender diversity: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016

... prefer to work with a team of gender diverse investment professionals. CFA Societies Australia, a member society of CFA Institute, is calling on financial services to lead Australian business as advocates and practitioners of diversity and inclusion ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016

... the continuing development of the index has included working with Certified Financial Planning analysts and the CFA Institute to develop a paper on ideal retirement systems globally. The index alone has reached about 80 countries. Another important project ...

Robo-advice to impact not replace: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE | THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016

... greatest impact on the financial services industry over the next five years, according to new member research by CFA Institute. The Fintech Survey found that 70% of respondents believe that mass affluent investors will be positively impacted by automated ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016

... investigate matters of competency and compliance. It is also supported by and has access to the extensive resources of the CFA Institute globally. Acting council chair and president CFA Society Sydney, Anthony Serhan, said through the advocacy council ...

CFA launches ESG guide for investment professionals

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015

CFA Institute has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) guide for investment professionals in response to growing interest from its membership. The 'Environmental social & governance issues in investments: A guide for investment professionals' ...

CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015

... area with respect to our role as a conduct regulator, as it often is a red flag to broader regulatory problems." CFA Institute president and chief executive, Paul Smith, said he wanted the industry to be regarded by the community as highly competent ...

Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015

... when it comes to making investment decisions. A global CFA survey of investment professionals found that 78% of CFA Institute members in the Asia Pacific region consider ESG issues. Investors from Europe, the Middle East and Africa region ranked lower ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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