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Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... said. "While still early days, planners are also responding to rising consumer interest in investments that incorporate ethical, environmental, social and governance factors. In fact, responsible investing is gaining popularity among planners of all ...

Asset manager consolidation top of mind for HNWIs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... "Vertically integrated financial services business models are also demonstrating complex conflict of interest challenges for advisers." "Senior leaders acknowledged recently in the Royal Commission that robo-advice services, with hardened process orchestration ...

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... expectations of responsible managers. The last section offers a quick guide for advisers to incorporate responsible and ethical investment advice in their practice and a list of resources. AXA IM and RIAA representative are organising seminars in four ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
The initial response to FASEA's education and ethical standards blueprint suggests the document needs more tweaks. However, it's clear the authority is listening to its advice industry constituents. The Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... 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 had largely ignored that the Code of Ethics must be overseen ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... suitability of advice aligned to different consumer groups, incorporating consumer behaviour and decision making Applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication - incorporating FASEA Code of Ethics and code monitoring bodies Releasing details ...

ASIC outlines code monitoring expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... code of ethics. "Effective compliance schemes are a key component of the reforms that will require higher standards of ethical behaviour and professionalism among financial advisers," he said. "Our guidance requires high standards for compliance schemes ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... delighted to appoint a person of his calibre to this senior role." Warakirri has investment capabilities in agriculture, ethical investing in Australian and global equities and multi-manager portfolios. It works in partnership with Mesirow Financial ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... have left the funds and were no longer receiving services. There's also evidence trustees didn't monitor its advisers contractually obliged to provide specific advice - and any monitoring was either "non-existent or ineffective." Further, Hodge ...

Advisers can help democratise philanthropy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... vehicles help align to values, she said. Meanwhile, millennials shouldn't be underestimated in this context. For millennials, ethical investing goes beyond climate control. Millennials believe they don't have to sacrifice returns in order to make an ...