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FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... a Responsible Investment Association of Australasia webinar some financial advisers have suggested that FASEA's Code of Ethics doesn't go far enough on ethical investing. Appearing on the webinar, Federation Financial Services adviser Dave Rae pointed ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... there was a consensus that more was to come. In the last few years, advisers had faced FoFA reforms, the FASEA Code of Ethics, Royal Commission recommendations, ASIC Project 515 and "lookback" projects as a result of the fee for no service issue, he ...

Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... worked with Countplus chief executive Matthew Rowe to develop the Financial Planning Association of Australia's code of ethics and professional standards, now used globally through the Global Financial Planning Standards Board. Commenting on the appointment ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... as possible," Marshan said. "We have been asking for some certainty from ASIC around best interests duty and the Code of Ethics to ensure you can scope the advice quickly and efficiently for the client to deal with, for example, taking money from superannuation." ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... immediate needs being met." He also wants to see ASIC take more of a facilitative approach (as it did with the FASEA Code of Ethics) with legislation passed or in the pipeline including the FASEA exam. "Any and all of these initiatives would free up ...

IMAP not anticipating regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... and then there would be a further period before those regulations became effective," he said. In relation to the code of ethics, Potter said IMAP has been working closely with FASEA on the impact of the code and those who give advice on managed accounts. ...

Life commissions, referral fees still kosher: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... and professionalism Phil Anderson dove into commissions and fees in a detailed presentation in light of the FASEA Code of Ethics, Life Insurance Framework and other regulatory changes. Anderson pointed out CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe's recently ...

Analyst guilty of insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... Evertz throughout 2016 and 2017." Ho resigned from Maple Brown Abbott in early 2018 having breached the fund's code of ethics. ASIC said Ho cooperated with its investigation and had made a formal statement admitting to the offences he was charged with. ...

Advice complaints low: AFCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... disseminating to financial firms, with the aim of clarifying how it handles claims fairly. Singh focused on the FASEA Code of Ethics, saying this has added obligations for financial advisers in AFCA's view. "We are required to have regard for industry ...

Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... says will help financial advisers avoid getting caught out by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics. Lonsec says it has solutions to help financial advisers meet the Code of Ethics requirements that they avoid conflicted ...