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PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... has been picked to lead an independent review of the firm and its own Tony O'Malley has been appointed chief risk and ethics leader amid the ongoing tax crisis. The independent review, originally announced last week, will be conducted by Switkowski ...

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... indefinitely with no further qualifications required," Abood said. The FAA also advised a requirement to complete the Code of Ethics Graduate level subject would ensure that all practicing advisers have a shared understanding and body of knowledge of ...

February exam records 67% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... 282 candidates. Those who have passed demonstrate they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam, ASIC said. For those who failed, they will receive general ...

Australian Ethical adds to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... deputy chief investment officer and head of multi assets. It further named Alison George as the new head of impact and ethics, leading the ethics research team, and said she will be accountable for the ongoing development of the company's impact ...

Rowe joins Kofkin Bond & Co

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... Association of Australia, and of its Future2 Foundation, and was appointed a director of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. He has also sat on the Financial Planning Standards Board for four years. He also has close to two decades' ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... same standard. It added those who have passed demonstrated the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam. Further analysis revealed by ASIC highlighted over 15,850 ...

ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... financial planners under the Corporations Act 2001 licensee obligations, and the Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics 2019 are heavily influenced by the licensee and others who often then apply additional requirements to financial planners. ...

Financial advice among most qualified professions: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... and 14% had a Masters degree. Rainmaker found one in five advisers have additional qualifications in the formal study of ethics, and a similar number of registered advisers are Certified Financial Planners or Chartered Financial Advisers. A further 3% ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson said the Code of Ethics for financial advisers was not backed by industry during its 2019 implementation and remains the case now. The Code of Ethics, developed by the now dissolved ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... impacted advisers over the past three years. "Professional standards were introduced for financial planners and the Code of Ethics was legislative, the requirement to pass an exam and complete a professional year was introduced," she recalled. "Moving ...