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FS Power50 names most influential advisers in 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... Advisers Register), have met current minimum professional educational standards, and are members of at least one industry association. The guide is also featured in the latest print edition of Financial Standard.

Misconduct matters, but stability key for Frydenberg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... bear when implementing the Royal Commission's final recommendations. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association conference in Sydney this week, Frydenberg told delegates the Government had four focus areas when implementing the recommendations ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... indexing The disproportionate ratio of indices to listed stocks indicates how big indexing is. The Index Industry Association (IIA) estimates there are nearly 3.3 million indices globally as at mid-2017. Equity indices overwhelmingly dominate over 95% ...

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... Latest research suggests more than half of the financial advisers in Australia are not affiliated with any industry association, despite the impending professional standards reform. Rainmaker analysis shows just 12,400 of Australia's financial advisers ...

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
An industry association dedicated to best-practice corporate governance and culture is welcoming its new chief executive. The Governance Institute of Australia appointed Megan Motto as its new chief executive from January 2019. She is the former chief ...

FASEA yet to determine bridging courses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on its consultation process and confirmed there is currently no approved AQF 8 bridging courses for existing advisers looking to commence study. In March, FASEA released guidance ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
BT Financial Group supports key recommendations of the Productivity Commission's most recent superannuation report, saying the Westpac-owned business would welcome moving away from an "open market" MySuper model. BTFG chief executive Brad Cooper ...

FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... FinTech Australia as we seek to take our industry to the next level. We also highly value Brad's previous industry association and government experience."

AIST president and board director switch seats

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... fill the presidency. Catherine Bolger will be AIST's new president. She has been a board director at the industry association since 2016. "She brings to AIST's board a deep understanding of the role and benefits of the trustee representative governance ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
ASIC, financial advice industry associations and dealer groups will face the latest round of public hearings in the financial services Royal Commission. Led by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the inquiry has called upon the Financial Planning Association ...