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FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018

Among a wide-ranging update on Friday evening, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority concreted several aspects to an industry exam. It also released a standards blueprint. FASEA said the duration of the financial adviser exam will be ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018

... ASIC's decision. Wilson has a diploma of financial planning and was a member of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). He worked at Lifenet (WA) Financial Advice. Prior to this he had worked at Suncorp Group licence holder, GuardianFP Ltd.

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018

... Australia - almost three and a half times the number identifying with the Association of Financial Advisers. As the FPA and AFA are the dominant industry bodies, these figures may swell in the coming year as both have flagged interest in becoming code ...

FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018

... member base it has created a separate entity and lodged an expression of interest to ASIC to establish a code monitoring body. AFA chief executive Phil Kewin also confirmed the association lodged its expression of interest before the October 31 deadline. ...

Assistant Treasurer refutes breach allegations

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... into the Assistant Treasurer's alleged breach of the Corporations Act comes a fortnight after he told delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference the FASEA education requirements would require advisers to complete a unit on the Corporations ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018

... greater protection for consumers against financial and corporate sector misconduct," Frydenberg said. Speaking to media at the AFA National Adviser conference earlier this month, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the penalties we're the strongest ...

Advisers gain FASEA credits for existing qualifications

HARRISON WORLEY | SUNDAY, 14 OCT 2018

... to four credit units of recognised prior learning under FASEA's new education requirements. Addressing delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert confirmed experienced financial advisers ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | SATURDAY, 13 OCT 2018

The AFA Adviser and Practice of the Year have been announced at a gala dinner on the Gold Coast. As is tradition, the Association of Financial Advisers capped off its annual National Adviser Conference with the presentation of its most highly coveted ...

Advisers: Keep your clients off A Current Affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018

Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker told delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference their role is to ensure their clients don't end up a case study for A Current Affair. Ending his presentation on the state of the global economy this week, Parker ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018

... together to support their peers who are struggling to cope with the immense change occurring in the industry. Speaking at the AFA National Adviser Conference, Mindstar chief executive Aaron Williams said an increasing number of financial advisers are ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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