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Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on Thursday and prior to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) releasing its education and ethical standards blueprint on Friday evening, Marshan said the industry ...

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 ...

ASIC moves to make licensees FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... to Regulatory Guide 105 that would reflect the professional standards reforms to be dictated by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The consultation focuses on the organisational competence of advice licensees with ASIC looking to introduce ...

ASIC outlines code monitoring expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... sanction adviser members if required." Consultation on the draft code of ethics - which is being developed by the Financial Adviser Ethics and Standards Authority - closed on 1 June 2018. The final code is yet to be released.

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 ...

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 ...

Centrepoint: New leadership, new look

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... framework; an education support program to assist advisers working to meet the requirements of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority; and a new adviser portal to enable the collection and distribution of data and insights. While Centrepoint ...

Advice mentoring opportunities abound

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... leadership, management and coaching has increased significantly in the wake of guidance issued by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. He said this, coupled with regular predictions of a mass exodus of advisers, is indicative of an industry ...

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 ...

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 ...