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Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... who have sat the exam have passed, demonstrating 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. "This is the first exam to reflect the amendments ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... consulting firm has added the former chief executive of Blue Orbit Asset Management and U Ethical Investors' former head of ethics and impact. Impact Alpha Partners was founded late last year by Andrew Huang, a former senior investment manager at State ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... loyalty and retention. "Banks could improve their reputation and trust, by complying with the higher standards of conduct and ethics for providing services and advice, and by demonstrating their social responsibility and sustainability," she said. Conversely ...

How advisers protect themselves from 'rogue' clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... particularly setting you up to protect against an AFCA complaint, professional indemnity insurance complaint (PII), or even an ethics complaint," he said. Every three years, advisers should offer clients a "re-onboarding" process. During this process ...

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... and share that with all the delegates that attend," Simmons said. The conference will also host a dedicated workshop on ethics. Where relevant, speakers will incorporate an ethical lens in their presentations that pertains to aged care, trustees, artificial ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... qualified advisers. Abood highlighted research from the Governance Institute of Australia that shows perceptions of the ethics of financial planners continues to improve, and that advisers are now more trusted than the likes of lawyers and chief executives. ...

'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Other arguments included that Townshend was under the impression that independence requirements laid out in the Code of Ethics "did not apply to SMSFs because the relevant provisions appear on their face to be directed to members of an audit team rather ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... chief executive Maria Lykouras told yesterday's AFR event. With increased education standards, the focus on the code of ethics, uplift in some of the legislative requirements, Lykouras said that it puts JBWere in a "strong position now to focus and ...

Adviser exam records 73% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... Act and the Tax Agent Services Act; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication (including the Code of Ethics); and financial advice construction - the suitability of advice aligned to different consumer groups, incorporating consumer ...

AI to revolutionise investment industry: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... product life cycles accelerate, firms and professionals must embrace innovation and embed creative thinking, teamwork, and ethics into product development," it said. "Innovation capabilities should strengthen through greater resourcing and stronger governance ...
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