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Registration deadline extended: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... ASIC has told Australian financial services licensees that they will not be in breach of the law because their financial advisers were not able to register with ASIC-approved compliances schemes. The original deadline for registering was 1 January 2020. ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... more crucial. Given the maelstrom of geopolitical tensions, mounting global debt and ultra-low interest rates, financial advisers - from small boutiques to large private banks alike - are being propelled to find the best investment opportunities for ...

Superannuation expert joins law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
A Sydney firm that provides compliance support to financial advisers has hired a former APRA and Colonial Financial Planning professional as its special counsel for superannuation. Maria Siu is joining SUPERCentral, and will also work with its legal ...

Platform hires former Netwealth distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... migration. "We're seeing a huge amount of funds under management migrating from the big bank platforms as financial advisers continue to leave those groups," he said. "We are very happy to be a major beneficiary of that and to have this growth."

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... Ethics Authority is using its Code of Ethics to re-write the law rather than providing genuine guidance to financial advisers, the industry association believes. According to the Association of Financial Advisers, FASEA vowed to consult with industry ...

Financial services the most unethical industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... Motto said. Industry superannuation funds were considered the sector's most ethical organisations, while financial advisers improved their standing in the community, with their net Ethical Index score increasing by seven points since 2018. "Independent" ...

Calls for clarity on personal advice in DDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... obligations legislation must be clarified, the Financial Services Council has argued in its submission. When financial advisers use a platform to implement personal advice for a client, the platform operator should be excluded from design and distribution ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... clarify the issue. Standard Six within the Code of Ethics appears to be the source of the confusion, statingthat financial advisers must take into account the broad effects arising from the client acting on their advice and actively consider a client's ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... and Ethics Authority has released the results from the financial adviser exam held in September, which 1697 financial advisers sat. The exam was held in eight metropolitan and nine regional centres between 19 September and 23 September. Overall, 88% ...

Former Apogee, GPS Wealth advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... FinancialLink Group. According to the Tax Practitioners Board website, he is a member of the Association of Financial Advisers. Commenting, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "Financial advisers are expected to understand their clients' personal ...