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AFA unveils main principles of code of conduct

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The AFA is now seeking guidance from a working group and taking into account the new Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) requirements, as well as the recommendations of past Senate inquiries ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... out bad apples," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said after the government announced the creation of a working group to consult with stakeholders. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said that the group will begin its consultation process "shortly" ...

FPA calls for industry summit to restore trust in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... reasonable compensation." He said that the FPA will volunteer senior members of the organisation to serve on the working group in order to ensure proper compensation for clients. In order to restore trust and integrity in CBA's advice businesses, the ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... by an individual was awarded to Sandra McCullagh from Credit Suisse for her Australian ESG/SRI AGM series. "The Working Group felt that the series was a highly useful body of work that was able to assist proxy voting decisions and company engagement ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... professional development of 90 hours every three years. The FPA is also asking for an establishment of an education working group to develop an advice education framework. "The term 'commission' to be defined and then banned under the general advice ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... (APEC), has released a consultation paper on the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper was authored by the passport working group, which includes Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It discusses the objectives ...

CommInsure nabs exec from Swiss Re

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Board committee member and was recently appointed co-chair of the FSC's Group Risk Working Group.

ASIC examines risks posed by complex products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... customers are losing money." ASIC's focus on complex products has occurred through a dedicated Complex Products Working Group. The group conducted the review of the risks posed to investors by complex products and ASIC's approach to regulating complex ...

Law must change on corporate actions automation: DST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... "The legislation hasn't kept pace with the modern world. The industry is lobbying. There is a corporate actions working group run by the Australian Custodial Services Association." "Whilst that working group has made some good strides towards automation ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) are reviewing the Standard Risk Measure (SRM) a year after its launch. A full review and analysis of the first phase of the SRM has been scheduled for ...