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Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Adviser Report for the June quarter, licensees are viewing AQF 8 as the benchmark for advisers moving forward. The Graduate Diploma (AQF 8) is the most common highest qualification, held by 35% of advisers. Of all advisers on the register, 13% sat below ...

Super sector to accelerate critical mineral investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has signed a statement on behalf of Australia's super sector to accelerate investments in critical minerals projects in G7 countries. The statement was formally adopted by a meeting of ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
The ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, confirmed by both parties, has seen an immediate market reaction with oil prices dipping below US$100 for the first time since the US launched its attacks. The agreement arrived a day after an ultimatum ...

Green moves: Airtrunk, JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Airtrunk lands a renewables specialist, JPMorgan hires from Amazon, and T. Rowe Price promotes an impact executive. Robert Bartrop has returned to Sydney to lead the social impact and community strategy at AirTrunk, the Asia Pacific technology company ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Superannuation, investment management, and banking leaders will descend on Washington DC and New York next week to showcase a super system poised to channel hundreds of billions into the US over the next decade. In a statement, representatives of super ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... of Business (Financial Planning) with nine units of specialisation, while the University of Tasmania runs the Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning as well as the Ethics for Professional Advisers bridging unit. Financial Advice Association Australia ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... anyone". "We're going to reduce that red tape, but we're going to create a new category of trained financial adviser, a diploma qualified adviser, who's going to have a very narrow scope of advice that they're able to give," he said. "And ...

ASIC permanently bans Queensland adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... and My Money Co, both linked to AFSL Holdings Australia. He was a member of the Tax Practitioners Board and only held a Diploma of Financial Planning. Abdalla has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decis ...

IFS launches two courses with Kaplan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... who will be able to deliver limited advice. This cohort is expected to gain some level of competency standards such as a diploma, provide personal advice on less complex matters. They are not able to charge a fee or commission with respect to said advice. ...

Wollongong adviser wins Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... financial adviser in October of 2019. He holds a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Wollongong and a Diploma of Financial Planning. "I am overjoyed to be named the recipient of the Gwen Fletcher award, and to be honest I am still ...
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