EDUCATION

Financial planning

There is high demand for the features that annuities offer but retirees lacked understanding of annuities, suggesting a need for financial advisers to educate them using ...

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Financial planning

The academic achievements of financial planners is rising with an increasing number now holding Post Grad qualifications, the Money Management Salary Survey reveals....

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Financial planning

Kiama-based financial technology firm Padua Financial Group (PFG) has launched a new online advice request system....

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Financial planning

It is ‘ludicrous’ to suggest qualifications from professional associations could be seen as ‘degree equivalents’, a financial services training company claims....

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Superannuation

The SMSF Association has partnered with Kaplan Professional to launch an SMSF graduate certificate for those wanting to add a specialisation to their financial qualificat...

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Financial planning

ClearView has challenged the standing of the FSC to develop a Life Code or APL Standard....

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Financial planning

Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer signals the Government is close to delivering the legislation to underpin adviser education and professional standards....

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Features

The career paths of financial advisers have twisted and turned with every development and tweak of legislation in the industry. Jassmyn Goh finds out what career paths lo...

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Financial planning

With the spotlight on professional standards of the advice profession, TAL has added a client engagement stream to its education program....

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Superannuation

Accurium and the University of Adelaide have partnered to launch a one-day SMSF retirement course for SMSF practitioners....

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Editorial

Many financial planners may choose to leave the industry over the next two years, but the Government and the regulators can minimise those exits by getting the transition...

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Features

Specialist education and training seems to be the key to restoring trust in advisers among sceptical self-managed super fund members, Malavika Santhebennur writes....

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Financial planning

New survey data prompts call for more consumer education around life/risk to encourage a self-directed approach....

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Financial planning

Most of the industry input around advice education standards came from institutions and industry associations, and lacked input from all stakeholders....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has been told that the voices of too few grass roots advisers have been heard in the FSI and PJC processes....

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