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HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... environment". The firm offers services including modern slavery reporting, strategic planning, policy development, executive training, and reputation management services. Despite all the progress made on the ESG front in Australia, "stakeholders are ...

Financial elder abuse programs launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... unveiled new programs for the financial services sector so that it can do more to help prevent financial elder abuse. The training provider is targeting superannuation funds, financial advice firms and investment managers with the professional development ...

ASIC unveils details of FSCP operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... January 2022, the FSCP under the Better Advice Bill will have the power to direct financial advisers to undertake specified training, counselling or supervision and report certain matters to ASIC. It may also suspend or cancel a financial adviser's registration ...

ASIC takes 'ASX Wolf' to court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... carrying on any financial services business in Australia. Under his ASX Wolf handle, Queensland-based Scholz offered training courses and seminars on share trading to his followers. Those who signed up were slugged subscription or membership fees of ...

New study finds advisers optimistic about growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... with clients at scale and producing advice documents more quickly," he said. These newer practices are also focused on training their people to get the most out of technology. "Australian advice practices are going through an unprecedented period of ...

BT closes self-licensee business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... financial advisers. These include a dedicated advisory council, professional governance support, compliance consulting, training and education and access to third-party business solutions and negotiated discount prices. It also supports advisers in transitioning ...

FPA launches female mentoring program

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... careers by matching them with other experienced FPA members. The program will commence in February for six months with training provided to mentors and will include online training and reading materials for mentors to help guide the mentoring relationship ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... professional standards for the financial advice industry and the important contribution towards improving the education, training and ethical standards in the sector. "The Morrison Government is committed to continuing to improve the regulatory framework ...

Greater diversity needed outside ASX 200: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... reality is that too many women will likely be in support roles and not positions of influence. "Research suggests that training in unconscious bias does not work, however awareness is a start," she said said. "The solution should involve companies embarking ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... see the FSC propose the separation of risk advisers from financial advisers, especially in relation to education and training. "Specialist risk advisers provide different services to financial planners," he said. "It doesn't make sense for them to hold ...