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FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The compulsory financial adviser and curriculum examination has been branded as unfair, according to Financial Standard's latest online survey. An overwhelming number of financial advisers (68%) said the long-awaited exam the Financial Adviser Standards ...

FASEA releases draft degree requirement legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its long awaited degree requirements for existing financial advisers and new entrants. FASEA has proposed the maximum requirement for an existing adviser be a graduate diploma of eight subjects ...

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 ...

FPA fines Henderson $50k

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia slapped a $50,000 fine on former member Sam Henderson for breaching its professional code of conduct nine times. The FPA's independent disciplinary body, the Conduct Review Commission (CRC), determined ...

Maximising retirement planning in an era of volatility

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Boomers, who own more than half of Australia's wealth, in an era of uncertainty underscored this year's Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income. Speaking from the Crown in Melbourne, Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO head of ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... into the budget every year, the independent think tank said. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley said: "The financial services industry 'fear factory' encourages Australians to worry unnecessarily about whether they'll have enough money in retirement." ...

FPA finds Sam Henderson guilty

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
High profile financial adviser Sam Henderson has been found guilty of nine of 10 alleged breaches of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's code of professional practice. The determination was delivered this afternoon by the FPA's ...

J.P. Morgan expands derivatives clearing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... dealer to dealer OTC clearing service has been in operation since 2013 and cleared $6.3 trillion in notional value last financial year. The OTC clearing service has global standard API connectivity, 24-hour clearing, AUD and NZD product coverage, and ...

Life insurers admit to misconduct: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... again mentioned over insurance rewriting, which the commission first heard of in the second round hearings covering financial advice. The practice involves authorised representatives recommending a client cancel their existing AMP life insurance policy ...

Industry body rejects ABA banking code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... mortgage protections, clearer language around responsible lending, more sympathetic language around customers facing financial difficulties and compliance with the DHS code of operation. "It is ironic that the major banks are lecturing credit unions ...