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ASIC to strengthen complaints handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
ASIC has initiated public consultation on the creation of new standards for financial firms handling consumer and small business complaints. The regulator is proposing standards that will include mandatory data reporting and make firms' complaints handling ...

Time ticks by on FASEA approvals

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been forced to admit it will miss its own deadline for the approval of several graduate diplomas and bridging courses submitted for accreditation. According to FASEA, 14 graduate diplomas and ...

Ethics Centre to launch FASEA approved course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... Centre is developing an ethics course for financial advisers to help them meet the requirements of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) reforms. The bridging course is expected to be piloted in conjunction with an Australian university ...

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... ever before to thrive in a new world of professionalism underpinned by higher educational, professional and ethical standards and stricter regulation," Rowe said. He explained that the natural home for this new advice paradigm to flourish is within the ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... all companies that do not include a single woman on their board, saying they are not only failing to meet community standards, but are likely to deliver underwhelming financial results too. Future Super managing director Kirstin Hunter said: "It's ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... been broadly supportive of. That code lays out a set of principles and offers guidance to promote higher stewardship standards and increased accountability to beneficiaries, consistent with global best practice. "We think it's time to start a discussion ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... trust with customers. KPMG Australia's head of banking Ian Pollari said: "Falling housing demand, tightening credit standards and greater competition, in particular from the non-bank sector, have combined to constrain the major's revenue performance ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... the publicity around issues such as the Hayne Royal Commission. In the Royal Commission the focus was on 'community standards' as much as the regulations," Cottier said. "In part, it is perhaps because employees are wanting to work in a responsible environment ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... Practice certificates and has had significant involvement with the association including as a member of the Professional Standards and National Membership committees and chair of the West Australia Local Community. She was also a board member and treasurer ...

APRA self-assesses shortcomings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... new information paper published yesterday, APRA said it aims to undertake a post-implementation review of all of its standards and how they are meeting objectives. Over the five years, RSEs have improved the management and design of their insurance arrangements ...