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Easton buys SMSF service provider

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018

... acquisition comes as the company sees more accountants entering financial advice. "FASEA's January 1 changes to education standards probably don't have the same amount of pressure for accounting practices as they do advice practices, as most accountants ...

FPA appoints former ASFA adviser

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018

... programs for financial planners in FPA Professional Practices that are committed to the highest professional and ethical standards," De Gori said. Whitton started in the role on September 3 and is based in the Sydney office. "It's wonderful to be joining ...

Chartered accountants largely FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority should recognise the qualifications of chartered accountants in order to keep them in the financial advice industry. That is the view of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, saying the ...

WTW launches ESG index strategy

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018

... risk and large capital to the biggest companies. It excludes a small number of companies that fail to meet minimum ESG standards. This means that investors retain the ability to proactively engage with individual companies to drive change, WTW said. ...

Perpetual inks global strategic partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018

... global investment managers seeking to expand into new markets. "Australia's investment pool is significant by global standards and is expected to continue its solid growth, attracting many global managers to our market," he said. "At the same time ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018

... to be looked at within the aged care sector as many services have been found to be deficient in providing appropriate standards of care," Simpson said. "In particular we continue to see instances of elder financial abuse across a range of aged care settings ...

FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018

... falsely marketed courses and programs as FASEA approved, despite no such courses existing as yet. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority said it has obtained confirmation that several education providers recently produced and distributed ...

New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018

Australian life insurers are unprepared for two new major accounting standards that will shake up the way profit is reported, a KPMG survey shows. The global survey of 160 life and health insurers, and reinsurers included Australian companies. It gauged ...

BTFG faces possible union action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018

... the big question now is where a sustainable stream of new advisers is going to start. "We know that the professional standards journey will cement advice as a legitimate, professional career path students can follow but the question now is how are they ...

Life insurers admit to misconduct: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018

... Commission heard about instances of misconduct in the life insurance industry and where conduct fell below community standards and expectations. Opening the sixth round of Royal Commission hearings, counsel assisting Rowena Orr laid bare instances of ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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