EDUCATION

Financial planning

Existing planners continued to express uncertainty over course requirements under the new professional standards with the establishment of the standards setting body at l...

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People & Products

Partners Wealth Group has launched a soft skills training program for new advisers entering the market on the back of industry feedback....

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Funds management

Investors should not be ignoring India as a powerful global economic force, as its demographics were improving and the government was stimulating the economy. ...

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Editorial

The Government’s creation of an independent standards body will alter the dynamics of the financial planning industry and create a new hierarchy. ...

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Top 100

For the first time Money Management asked the dealer groups in a survey to share their views on the educational requirements for new advisers as well as their expectation...

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Financial planning

Attaining high levels of education could give advisers the confidence to face ethical dilemmas thrown at them by licensees and question the status quo, according to State...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government will allow its expert standards setting body discretion to issue exemptions on a case-by-case basis....

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Financial planning

School-like exams might not be appropriate for all advisers under the new education standards, and the word 'exam' should be removed from the Exposure Draft, the AFA said...

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Features

A burgeoning ageing population and a low global interest rate environment means investors will need to diversify and avoid overexposure to banks to avoid running out of s...

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Features

A double dissolution election has left many financial planning policies in limbo, and advisers are demanding certainty on at least three key issues, Malavika Santhebennur...

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Tools & guides

While the professional standards changes will set a benchmark, it is important to remember that these are only a minimum, Bryan Ashenden writes....

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Features

Advisers could face hefty lawsuits if they are unable to keep pace with regulatory change and capability development. Jassmyn Goh finds out how advisers can avoid legal t...

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Financial planning

Advisers across NAB’s planning network will have access to online and face-to-face learning opportunities through a partnership with Deakin University....

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Outsider

Outsider skimmed through Money Management’s Salary Survey to find some interesting results about education levels between planners in banks and their peers in the super s...

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Financial planning

The Government is proposing to extend the amount of time existing advisers will need to reach degree-equivalent status and to pass the new exam requirement....

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