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AFA calls out FASEA chief inconsistency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... counted towards the education standard." He said recognition of the Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning is proof that FASEA has the capacity to approve training that is not at a degree level. Anderson added that the discussion evidently mixed up the ...

Continued calls for code compliance extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has acknowledged they need to reissue the guidance because it still isn't clear what FASEA's intent with the code is and how it should be interpreted." The FPA is seeking an extension to compliance with the code ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... whole family - but there was another thing he wanted to thank the industry for, its support of advisers in studying for the FASEA exam. Bineham said he is booked in for his own FASEA exam in one month's time. "I don't want my legacy to be that I failed ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... genuine guidance to financial advisers, the industry association believes. According to the Association of Financial Advisers, FASEA vowed to consult with industry associations ahead of releasing final guidance on the Code of Ethics but failed to do ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. Standard Six within the Code of Ethics appears to be ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... eight metropolitan and nine regional centres between 19 September and 23 September. Overall, 88% of the advisers passed. "FASEA is pleased with the implementation of the second exam and congratulates successful candidates on completing an important component ...

FASEA chief unaware of dwindling adviser numbers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield refused to acknowledge the impact increased education requirements has had on financial adviser numbers during a recent Senate Estimates hearing. Appearing before the committee, Glenfield was asked by Liberal ...

Labor supports FASEA extension, confusion remains

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... told Financial Standard he recently approached his local Labor member to ask that the party support the extension to the FASEA deadline, only to find it already does. Terry Pinnell, a financial adviser and chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-Op, said he ...

IOOF struck by outflows, former chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... client's needs" The company flagged a range of industry-wide impacts for affecting it's adviser business, including meeting FASEA standards, additional governance and compliance requirements and changed to fee arrangements. "Maintaining positive ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... where they can't afford to take on any more clients," Vagliviello said. "What the banks may do is then employ lowly paid FASEA fresh university graduates to provide the advice and therefore take over the industry with the blessing of the Government that ...