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PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... school economics teacher for help. "He mentioned a small firm called Vanguard that he'd heard good things about from an ex-student," he explains. "This was 1989 and I'd never heard of the company. My parents didn't have any investments so I didn't know ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... their need to continually upgrade their skills." "We recognised there has been a gap in the market to offer self-managed super fund specialists a graduate-level program, and we're excited to be collaborating with the Association to offer the program. ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... now circled around to the issue of whether people should be allowed to tap into their super in order to pay-off current student debt or to pay for tertiary education which has been so far out of reach. The idea, originally floated by WA Senator Chris ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... enable financial advisers to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and communications skills in the complex and dynamic super sector. The association said individuals will have the opportunity to select an elective relevant to their area of expertise ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Senator Jenny McAllister has renewed calls for federal parliament to include gender analyses every time a policy is put before the country's key decision makers. Delivering the inaugural Mavis Robertson address at the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... programs, projects and activities which include collaborative research projects, an industry Doctorate program, HDR/PhD student projects including student internships, Capstone projects, training and development, contract research and other opportunities. ...

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... executive manager policy and research David Haynes said super was not the solution to plugging budget holes related to student debt. "Even when the superannuation contribution rate eventually reaches 12%, most young Australians will need every cent of ...

PROFILE: SSGA head of Investment Solutions Group Mark Wills

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... most during my career: exposure management and economics." He says he remembers feeling discouraged during his years as a student: "I used to despair because I didn't think what I was studying was useful. Now, ironically, multiple times a month there ...

PROFILE: NAB head of wealth Andrew Hagger

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, National Australia Bank (NAB) head of wealth Andrew Hagger preferred to take the long way. His journey from the quiet suburb of Adelaide Hills to Melbourne CBD stretched through over ...

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
A group of investors and prominent Australians, including former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and former Liberal leader John Hewson, have signed a statement supporting the Australian National University's right to divest from companies. The statement ...