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Advice bodies at odds over professional standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... recognition that if you're a financial planner and you want to be a professional then you should be subject to a code of ethics. So the fact that some advisers are not subject to a code of ethics, I think is disgraceful." The AFA has also called for ...

No bachelor's degree for existing advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... Initially Commonwealth, the body will be responsible for "developing and setting the industry exam, developing the code of ethics and determining the education requirements for new and existing requirements." Under the revisions, the education and exam ...

Royal Commission disruptive to reforms: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... includes the introduction of a degree entry requirement for new financial planners, a professional year, and a code of ethics. "We have come a long way in setting strong foundations for a financial planning profession that will truly serve and protect ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... new and existing will also be required to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and be party to a code of ethics. The requirements are proposed to be effective from 1 July 2017, with a code of ethics coming into force from 1 July 2019.

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... an "independent, industry-established standard setting body" which will also be charged with creating an adviser code of ethics. The standards body will commence operations on July 1, 2016, and the new education and training legislation will come into ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... One of the most relevant measures is the creation of a new independent body that will develop the curriculum, a code of ethics and the exam that all advisers will need to pass if they want to be on the register developed earlier this year by the Australian ...

Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... will force advisers to hold a degree, pass an exam, undertake continuous professional development, subscribe to a code of ethics and undertake a professional year. Legislation will also recognise a new independent body which will be funded by the industry ...

FSC hails register a step towards profession status

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... advisers and the advice sector. We support the ASIC register, national exams, university degrees and an adherence to a code of ethics. "The sector will evolve into a profession - as it must."

Fostering ethical standards crucial to industry reputation: CFA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... experience.A Candidates must also become members of the CFA Institute, pledging to adhere to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct on an annual basis. The CFA Institute has more than 122,000 members in 145 countries and ...

Investment industry urged to put society first

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... superannuation fund leaders together to learn more about their strategy framework for the future and outline a code of ethics to help ensure the industry acts for the benefit of society as a whole. "To be considered a profession, the investment community ...