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Financial planning

Positive market returns and improvements to the professionalism of the industry since the Royal Commission have helped Australia to improve trust in the financial service...

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People & Products

Two organisations have joined the Future IM/Pact campaign as it seeks to expand its reach from universities to building a pipeline of women in the early stages of their f...

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Funds management

The relationship between China and Australia is at its “lowest point in history”, according to Australian National University’s Professor Jane Golley, and could deteriora...

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Financial planning

The education authority believes the pass rate for candidates that have sat the exam more than once is more favourable than other industry certification assessments....

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Financial planning

It will transition to computer-based testing for all three levels of the CFA program in 2021 with the transition already beginning for Level 1....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is touting the presence of Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority chief executive, Stephen Glenfield, at its annual congress ...

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Policy & Regulation

A total of 53 current bachelor or higher degrees, 66 historical courses and 30 bridging courses are now part of FASEA’s accreditation....

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Financial planning

The standards authority has approved three bridging course and education credits for CIMA and CFA coursework....

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Funds management

Nearly 60 per cent of Australian investment professionals think their jobs will radically change in the next decade, despite the Asia Pacific region being the world’s big...

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People & Products

Quay Global Investors has appointed Gavin Truong to the newly created role of investment analyst after the manager’s Global Real Estate Fund became available on the BT Pa...

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Financial planning

While the Banking Royal Commission may have sent financial services industry members running for shelter, CFA Society President, Paul Smith, said a good crisis shouldn’t ...

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People & Products

CFA Societies Australia has announced the appointment of its first national chief executive officer. ...

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Financial planning

The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute has reported that 43 per cent of candidates who took the Level one exam have passed. ...

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Financial planning

While fintech firms are strong at technology and applications they are unlikely to completely replace the traditional financial sector as they lack financial sector expe...

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Funds management

Less than half of the candidates who sat for the Chartered Financial Analyst Level 1 Exam in December have passed the test to continue the program....

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