Video: Why Advisers Should talk to the media

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Some financial services businesses, big and small, are nervous about talking to the media – so nervous, in some cases, that they avoid media attention altogether. According to 64 Media

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Threadneedle Investment Award offers Asia Pacific graduates £20,000 scholarship to London’s Cass Business School

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Australian students encouraged to enter global competition As a new corporate partner of Cass Business School, international asset management company Threadneedle has challenged students to address economic dilemmas faced around

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Independent research validates CFP® certification standard

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A research study into Australia’s financial planning industry comprehensively supports the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification standards of education, experience and ethics. Conducted by Dr June Smith through Victoria University, the

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Mentor path to UNE Degree

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Graduates of Mentor Education Group’s Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) can now fast track their qualifications to a financial planning degree. An Articulation Agreement between the

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FPA – 125 students complete CFP5

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today announced 125 FPA members successfully completed the certification unit (CFP5) of the Certified Financial Planner® certification program. Out of the 213 new and repeating

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AMP launches Diploma of Financial Services

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AMP is boosting its training capability by introducing a new qualification, the Diploma of Financial Services, which will be available through its Horizons Academy from January 2011. AMP Horizons Director

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AMP and Bendigo Bank form strategic alliance

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AMP Financial Services and Bendigo Bank today announced a strategic alliance to deliver tailored AMP life insurance solutions to the bank’s 1.35 million retail customers across Australia. From October this

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Training Requirements for Financial Planners

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Legal requirements A financial planner is someone who provides personal advice to individuals and small businesses concerning financial strategies and products in areas such as superannuation, investment, insurance and personal

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New training program to boost AMP’s life insurance capabilities

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AMP today unveiled a new training program to boost specialist expertise in life insurance across the company. AMP, in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and

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