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FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... I shouldn't have printed out the whole lot - I should have been more specific on the planning sections," he said. In response, an audience member asked: "Has FASEA considered pruning the Corporations Act to the relevant areas for advisers to read for ...

Business giants attempt to crack financial planning

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... former Costa Group managing director Simon Costa and Flamingo AI chief executive Catriona Wallace at the FPA Congress. In response, Wallace said the first thing she's do is automate manual tasks in the practice. "We look at who is sitting with a high ...

New social network for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
A new peer-to-peer online forum for financial planners has launched in response to the need for community in a period of immense change for the profession. Introduced by the Financial Planning Association of Australia at the 2019 FPA Congress, the FPA ...

Chief economist update: As low as Lowe will go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... Rule' - a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much the central bank should change the nominal interest rate in response to changes in inflation, output, or other economic conditions. Applying the Taylor Rule formula, given the relative deviations ...

ASIC launches investigation into Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... possible breaches of legislation it administers arising from AUSTRAC's actions in relation to Westpac." As part of its response to AUSTRAC's statement of claim significant leadership changes have taken place at Westpac. Brian Hartzer today stepped ...

Brian Hartzer steps down from Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... distinguished career at Westpac." "The board has asked [King] to focus on two immediate priorities: to implement the Westpac Response Plan and to continue to execute the group's broader strategy," Maxstead said. "We are determined to urgently fix ...

Westpac halts short-term bonuses, culls Litepay

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. Announcing the bank's three-point response plan to the statement of claim launched by AUSTRAC last week, Westpac chair Lindsay Maxsted yesterday said the bank was determined ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... difficulties." "The key really is about prioritising and managing these complex challenges - insurers need to ensure a tactical response to regulation does not result in more remediation issues." However, Kells urged onlookers to remember the underlying ...

AFA calls out FASEA chief inconsistency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... [financial advisers'] continuing professional development where you can benchmark it at bachelor level or higher." In response, Anderson has said: "Neither the Professional Standards for Financial Advisers Bill nor the explanatory memorandum includes ...

ASIC eyes claims handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... executive leader of the Superannuation team Jane Eccleston added that trustees, not just insurers, will be expected to act in response to the report. "The report shows insurance in super is complex. Trustees and insurers both have a role to play to make ...