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Adviser-matching app launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... can ask software providers and provides a technology assessment checklist to compare vendors. FPA head of policy and standards Benjamin Marshan said traditional adviser business models are not working efficiently in an environment of increasing costs ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The new professional standards imposed on financial advisers should be rolled out across the entire financial services sector. That is the view of the Finance Sector Union which said a process of professionalisation should extend to other occupations ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... his opening address, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said with the challenges facing the industry, the need to raise standards is unquestionable. "The FPA is not perfect and there is much we can do to improve. The FPA commits to making change and in ...

Read the whole thing: FASEA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... sometimes passionate and occasionally misinformed poets of market discussion regarding our task". FASEA believes the standards blueprint now available represents a practical and workable solution, Glenfield said. "Importantly, we believe the standards ...

FASEA releases draft degree requirement legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its long awaited degree requirements for existing financial advisers and new entrants. FASEA has proposed the maximum requirement for an existing adviser be a graduate diploma of eight subjects ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
The initial response to FASEA's education and ethical standards blueprint suggests the document needs more tweaks. However, it's clear the authority is listening to its advice industry constituents. The Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Among a wide-ranging update on Friday evening, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority concreted several aspects to an industry exam. It also released a standards blueprint. FASEA said the duration of the financial adviser exam will be ...

New degree tackles adviser education standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... postgraduate financial planning course in 2019 to meet increased adviser demand resulting from FASEA's education standards. The Master of Financial Planning will be suitable to new entrants to the industry and existing financial planners seeking ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Manufacturers should adopt and follow responsible business practices that establish and enforce responsible dealer standards and promote training and education programs for owners designed around firearms safety. Principle 3 : Civilian firearms distributors ...