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IOOF adds advice GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... general manager for its combined financial advice business. Currently ANZ general manager, aligned licensees and advice standards, Darren Whereat will transition to the newly-created role on October 1 when the acquisition is completed. He will be responsible ...

AIOFP slams FASEA proposals, launches petition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... is urging all financial advisers to reunite and put an end to "repugnant" reforms proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The AIOFP announced it is taking a "politically aggressive approach" to combat the "repugnant and unfair ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...

Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... mortgages, personal and business loans and transaction accounts. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Data Standards Body are developing rules and standards that will provide further protections for customers, the Treasurer added. Submissions ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... banks and financial institutions have rated at the bottom of the institute's Ethics Index. "Australians expect high standards from their financial institutions, but our research suggests that these are far from being met," Burrell said. "The community's ...

AFA gets an audience with O'Dwyer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... met with the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services to air its concerns with the FASEA proposals on professional standards. On Monday the association drew Kelly O'Dwyer's attention to its concerns with the education standards of the proposal, including ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... capital to the country over time - they treat their workers better, earn better money, live longer and have higher living standards," Gey van Pittius said.

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... Commission for the last two days. NULIS acknowledged in its five submissions it engaged in misconduct falling below community standards and expectations. In the statements, NAB acknowledged between September 2012 and January 2017, about $35 million in ...

Equity Trustees responds to GAM suspension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... purposes," GAM said. "Taken together, this conduct is of significant concern to GAM. The company seeks to uphold high conduct standards in all areas of our business." As a result, Equity Trustees has followed suit, suspending trading on the funds from ...

FASEA clarifies foreign degrees mistake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority issued a clarification as to which body will assess foreign qualifications under the new professional standards. In releasing its initial guidance on foreign qualifications last week, FASEA advised ...