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FPA philanthropic arm donates $147k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... other respect. Funded projects have been in the areas of financial literacy, skills training, work experience, community service and mentoring. Next year's grant applications open in April 2017, with information available at www.future2foundation.org.au. ...

FICAP gets ready for 2017 RockStar fundraiser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Preparations are underway for the 2017 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?', an annual event organised by the Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) in the name of music and youth charity. Proceeds from next year's RockStar will go to Raise, the ...

Industry fund fights financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
HESTA is calling on the financial services industry to collectively combat financial exclusion with the fund being one of 12 organisations to commit to a Financial Inclusion Action Plan. The $36 billion industry super fund met with experts and academics ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Demand for impact investing is expected to rapidly increase as a growing number of retail and institutional investors search for investments that provide both monetary and social returns. In the last five years there have been 96 reported impact investments ...

FPA reveals awards shortlist

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... FPA Paraplanner of the Year Award Cynthia Sercombe, Tupicoffs Shayne Sommer, Shadforth Financial Group Future2 Community Service Award Kathy Havers, Catalyst Financial Group William Johns, Health & Finance Integrated FPA Professional Practice of the ...

Westpac commits to social finance leadership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Westpac says it is dedicated to leading the development of social finance in Australia and is eager to introduce other institutional investors to future transactions. Westpac Institutional Bank executive director and head of structured finance, Greg ...

Social benefit bond returns for NGS Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Industry fund NGS Super says an investment in Australia's first social benefit bond has rewarded members with both social and financial returns, aligning with the fund's environmental, social and ethical investment framework. The New Parent and Infant ...

AAT upholds ASIC adviser ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... applications in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on 7 July 2015. Sahay was convicted and sentenced to 350 hours of community service work, and on 22 October 2015 made an application to the AAT for a review of ASIC's decision. On 9 August 2016, the AAT ...

Wealth division overhauled in latest NAB restructure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Three members of NAB's executive leadership team will leave the company following an extensive organisational restructure which sees wealth management and personal banking brought under the same division. Group executive personal banking Gavin Slater ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) celebrated its tenth year milestone last week by raising more than $200,000 at its annual 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?' fundraising night. More than 700 professionals from the financial services industry ...