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CFA Institute begins Australian chief executive search

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... will report to the Governance Council for CFA Societies Australia, and will be tasked with driving higher professional standards and integrity across the investment industry according to the advertisement. Additionally, the organisation is seeking a ...

Industry wants one-stop-shop professional body: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) to take a more realistic approach to its development of professional standards. A questionnaire issued to 13,700 members provided feedback that said the over-engineered proposals will result in diminished ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... Professional and Ethical Standards Board and a member of both the ASIC external advisory panel and the FPA's professional standards and conduct committee. Fairley is Equipsuper's independent chair; he also founded specialist superannuation law ...

RC questions adviser sales tactics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... work before it can earn its credibility. It's attempting to do so by establishing fledging education and professional standards; managing conflict-free remuneration structures and by keeping customers front and centre of the advice process, he said. ...

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... consumer research shows Australians care less about Royal Commission findings and are more concerned about professional standards. The Financial Services Institute of Australasia's (FINSIA) latest research highlighted consumers' lack of confidence in ...

Advice not yet a real profession: Kell

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... profession," and that "it's one of the reasons why the government has recently introduced reforms aimed at raising professional standards for the industry." In order to advance this agenda, Kell said multiple issues need to be addressed: standards regarding ...

FPA to fight latest FASEA proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to take a more realistic approach to its development of professional standards. Just last week the FPA issued a questionnaire to its 13,700 members, seeking feedback on FASEA's most recent guidance around ...

AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... research into the segment comprehensively addressed by FoFA, the Life Insurance Framework and more recently professional standards legislation, the AFA said. The PJC has fundamentally failed to compare the cost of insurance, quality of benefits, claims ...

FASEA announces leadership transition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... the role. An announcement on FASEA's website today said Sanders will continue his long-standing career in professional standards, but is stepping down after designing a platform for adviser standards. Replacing Sanders and joining FASEA as an acting ...

Conflicted SMSF auditor disqualified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... fundamental role in promoting confidence in the SMSF sector, so it is crucial that they adhere to ethical and professional standards," ASIC commissioner John Price said. "ASIC will continue to take action where the conduct of SMSF auditors is inadequate." ...