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FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will recognise the Certified Financial Planner designation as a suitable bridging course for existing financial advisers. FPA chair Neil ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... technology, quality of product offering and client benefit, she said. "We are confident these products meet the quality standards we expect and our clients demand. We are committed to ensuring we support our advisers in providing advice that is in the ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... process of lifting the superannuation guarantee (SG) from 9.5% to 12% by July 2025, arguing this "will hurt the living standards" of low-income earners - the bulk of whom are women. "But there is no magic pudding when it comes to superannuation. Higher ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... based on existing scores from Sustainalytics along with the "materiality map" produced by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. "Our new material metric allows ESG investors to differentiate between companies in a more precise way than a traditional ...

ANZ adopts life insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... Oasis Superannuation MasterTrust will be covered by the code that's coming into effect on 1 July 2018. The code sets standards for superannuation funds offering insurance on an automatic basis to be appropriate, affordable and does not erode retirement ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
In response to ongoing scrutiny into the internal governance standards of Australia's asset management industry, the Financial Services Council has commenced its Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship regime. The FSC heralded the regime ...

Commonwealth Bank recruits Suncorp executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... commenced in the role at the end of January, leaving her position as head of distribution, conduct and professional standards at Suncorp. Ludgate replaces Maria Lykouras who became general manager, investment and advisory services for CBA's private bank ...

FASEA accelerates degree equivalency agenda

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... In addressing the recent uproar around a misnomer that any degrees older than 10 years would not count under the new standards, Sanders bluntly clarified while "qualifications are of their time", no such policy was instigated by FASEA. "It is not a FASEA ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Practice and is implementing the code across its membership base. "AustralianSuper already exceeds many of the minimum standards set out in the code as part of our ongoing effort to improve services to members," Kerlin said. By way of example, Kerlin ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Brimble was appointed to the role in November 2013 and currently serves as a board director of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Sharon Taylor, FPEC deputy chair and a senior lecturer at Western Sydney University, will serve ...