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Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... "If parents are in a position to help then it is probably the greatest thing they can provide for their kids beside education," Theobald said. Not everyone will be in the position to fork out a home deposit for their children, and as financial adviser ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... devastation from the bushfires," Federer said. "As the father of four young children and a fervent supporter of universal education, I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the youth climate movement, and I am grateful to young climate activists ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... conference in August, the announcement that many advisers had been waiting for finally came - the deadline to meet new education standards was extended. Existing advisers received an additional year to complete the FASEA-approved exam and an additional ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
An education provider has outlined 18 common misconceptions relating to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics, which comes into effect on January 1. Roger Patterson, whose company Blue Path provides FASEA exam preparation ...

Charlie Aitken resigns from Contango

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Civilex and is the founder and chair of the Theofilos Foundation, a charity that assists students to achieve better education outcomes. Amos said: "We are delighted to welcome Ken to the board of Contango Asset Management Limited, given his long and ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... businesses in varying corporate stages and sectors. Five V investments include Canva, Universal Store, RateSetter Australia, Education Perfect, The Probe Group, Ascender HCM, and Madman Film & Entertainment.

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... share their mental health concerns. Those present spoke of being overwhelmed by a "perfect storm" of change - with new education standards, grandfathered commissions being wound up, business values being downgraded and widespread licensee consolidation. ...

Dealer group launches transition support service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... 2020, offering firms a suite of AFSL support services including compliance, practice management and responsible manager education and training. Additionally, the partnership will also facilitate new AFSL applications for businesses looking to transition ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... to Financial Standard, Daniel echoed this: "ASIC stated that any 'misleading statements' from Sam such as his education, staff impersonating or wrong FSG were explainable. It doesn't excuse it - but it does mean as he said he should have ...

AMP Capital commits more to Melbourne students

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... to our portfolio is a great outcome for our investors. It increases our exposure to a growing sector in Australia's education industry and supports diversification in the ADIT portfolio," he said. Williams said the acquisition complements the portfolio's ...