EDUCATION

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has found that approximately 60 per cent of its members are degree-qualified, compared to 35 per cent industry-wide....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association’s National Roadshow will focus educating and calming financial planners regarding the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’...

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Financial planning

Deen Sanders, chief executive of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, has told SMSF Conference delegates that they should not fear education reforms for ...

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Financial planning

Education providers are already seeing the benefits of the new planner education regime, with Mentor Education having experienced increased enrolments in its course offer...

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Financial planning

New financial planners are likely to find themselves weighed down by education debt – something which will make it unlikely they will look to buy an existing practice, ac...

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People & Products

TAL Risk Academy has a new learning system and 16 new courses part of its 2018 curriculum....

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Financial planning

Swinburne Online is offering five new bachelor-level online business and accounting degrees, responding to the Government’s new educational requirements for financial pla...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has urged flexibility around which degrees will meet the needs of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

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People & Products

PIMCO has announced the launch of its new digital education platform, Market Intelligence....

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Financial planning

The industry needs clarity on how the new educational standards for existing advisers will quantify experience and established client relationships....

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Financial planning

ASIC has released its Cost Recovery Implementation Statement outlining its estimated regulatory costs in 2017/18 as part of the industry funding model. ...

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Financial planning

Planner anxiety over pursuing further education to meet the new academic qualification requirements are unnecessary while the benefits will be significant....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has urged that the provision of advice and the delivery of member education be key criteria in the selection of default funds....

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People & Products

Countplus has launched a Harvard Business School scholarship honouring industry veteran and founder, Barry Lambert....

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People & Products

The Institute of Public Accountants has confirmed changes to its professional program to include a full-fledged Master of Business Administration....

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