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FASEA compliance has silver lining

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... ethics should be the guiding light in this process of being a good corporate citizen," Haddan said. She said when her practice started to think about meeting FASEA Code of Ethics, they looked at what other value the business could get out of it. "And ...

Planners can prevent financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... to enquire about the client's mental state and welfare. Kathy Havers, executive financial adviser at Viridian, has her practice as an adviser informed by her own experiences as her son has autism. She shared some of her experiences with clients who are ...

Above and beyond: Planner excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
The Certified Financial Planner® Professional of the Year and FPA Professional Practice of the Year have been named at the 2019 FPA Professionals Congress in Melbourne. Presented at the Future2 Celebration at the St Kilda Sea Baths and now in their ...

How much a self-licensee spends on compliance

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
A Melbourne-based self-licensed financial planner has shared how much her practice spends on compliance for every $100 of its revenue. Speaking at the FPA Congress, Angela Martyn of Personal Financial Services said $4.50 for every $100 of revenue is ...

FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... advisers the amount of typing required for the assignments might present a challenge, but said she viewed it as good practice for the exam. Sharing his experience, Bradford said he printed out all the study material for the exam and it filled five arch ...

Business giants attempt to crack financial planning

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
If you were given a financial planning practice and you had until June 2020 to raise its revenue by 25%, how would you do it? That's a question that was put to former Swisse Vitamins boss Radek Sali, former Costa Group managing director Simon Costa ...

Tech-powered is empowered: SOAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... to using technology to deliver advice, the Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the future of your practice is paper-free and prosperous. Earlier this year, the FPA established The Future of the Statement of Advice Working Group which ...

AFSLs show widespread non-compliance: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
AFS licensees are consistently failing to provide correct information about advice fees to clients and are potentially still charging fees long after ongoing fee arrangements have been terminated, ASIC has found. The report, Compliance with fee disclosure ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... Tate-Lovery's top picks for the Congress for the 1500 financial planning professionals heading along include the Professional Practice Masterclass on day one and a session on the neuroscience of stress and decision making on day two, presented by Kristen ...

New head of investments at MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
MLC Asset Management has announced a leadership change. Head of investments Susan Gosling will be stepping down and Al Clark has been appointed in her place. Gosling is retiring after 30 years in the industry, including 17 years at MLC. "The Scenarios ...