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Banks accused of violating worker ethics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
In a new report, the Finance Sector Union has delved into how the industry's "capitalist ethics" violate the ethical integrity of workers. The report was commissioned by the FSU and completed by the Religion and Social Policy Network of the University ...

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... value for money." AMP director of wrap product Shaune Egan said there is demand from financial advisers for sustainable and ethics driven investment products. "Research shows that over half of Australia's population are considering making ethical and ...

Superannuation fund appoints co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... the market in the past twelve months," Future Super co-founder and chief executive Simon Sheikh said. "Her passion for ethics and equality are infectious and will be key in propelling the Future Super story further so that we can build a prosperous future ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... director Cara Graham agrees, saying even with the temporary measures advisers are still required to abide by the FASEA Code of Ethics. "It's not as if that's [the Code] gone out of the window," Graham says. "All the steps in the onboarding process are ...

FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... a Responsible Investment Association of Australasia webinar some financial advisers have suggested that FASEA's Code of Ethics doesn't go far enough on ethical investing. Appearing on the webinar, Federation Financial Services adviser Dave Rae pointed ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... there was a consensus that more was to come. In the last few years, advisers had faced FoFA reforms, the FASEA Code of Ethics, Royal Commission recommendations, ASIC Project 515 and "lookback" projects as a result of the fee for no service issue, he ...

SMSF auditors come under fire

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... conditions, ASIC has ordered Cuthbertson to undertake a peer review process for his audits, complete further study (including ethics and audit) and pass a SMSF competency exam. Heasman also must undertake a peer review process for his audits to "certify ...

Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... worked with Countplus chief executive Matthew Rowe to develop the Financial Planning Association of Australia's code of ethics and professional standards, now used globally through the Global Financial Planning Standards Board. Commenting on the appointment ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... as possible," Marshan said. "We have been asking for some certainty from ASIC around best interests duty and the Code of Ethics to ensure you can scope the advice quickly and efficiently for the client to deal with, for example, taking money from superannuation." ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... business can pivot to be more responsive to the new world on the other side of this crisis." Australian Ethical head of ethics research Dr Stuart Palmer said although there is no single picture of what a responsible or irresponsible business looks like ...