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Continued calls for code compliance extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... financial planners from January 1," Marshan said. "This creates an issue given the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has acknowledged they need to reissue the guidance because it still isn't clear what FASEA's intent with the code is and ...

Registration deadline extended: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... redundant. The disciplinary body will be charged with monitoring and enforcing the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics. Following the announcement of the disciplinary body, on October 11, ASIC sought to assure AFSLs that it ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is using its Code of Ethics to re-write the law rather than providing genuine guidance to financial advisers, the industry association believes. According to the Association of Financial Advisers ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has released the results from the financial adviser exam held in September, which 1697 financial advisers sat. The exam was held in eight metropolitan and nine regional centres between 19 September ...

AFA calls for clarity on ethics code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for more clarification and key changes on the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of the ethics. FASEA released its first guidance on the code, which will come into effect next year, late last week. ...

FASEA clears up code of ethics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority have released a guidance document for its code of ethics for financial advisers, which will come into effect on January 1, 2020. The code comprises of five values and 12 standards and has been designed ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on the exam all financial advisers must sit. The Authority confirmed the December round of exams will be held from December 5-9 in 19 centres across Australia including regional ...

FASEA ethics pose risk to managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has made a submission to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, questioning its consideration of conflicts of interest in the Code of Ethics. IMAP said Standard 3 in the FASEA Code of ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The Federal Government has extended the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation ...