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No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... extension to the FASEA deadline but has assured the industry the government is not looking to force experienced financial advisers out. Appearing at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Senator Hume said the Morrison ...

ASIC bans financial adviser

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... clients a Statement of Advice. Commissioner Danielle Press said ASIC's decision reflects its expectation that financial advisers comply with the law and act in their client's best interests and not their own. "Assessing client needs and providing a clear ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... advice in this area. Additionally, the regulator said it will support measures to improve the professionalism of financial advisers and target the potential misconduct and harms to consumers that may arise from the industry's shift towards general advice ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
With so much tension and uncertainty in the financial advice sector today, the Association of Financial Advisers is making it clear to financial advisers they are not alone. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' ...

CFP coursework approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... Association of Australia (FPA) has had its application for recognition of CFP coursework approved by FASEA. Any financial advisers who completed Certified Financial Planning (CFP) 1-4 program coursework to obtain the FPA CFP designation between 1 July ...

Value but no trust in advice: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... trust in the industry remains a key barrier. About 19% of respondents to the survey said they do not trust financial advisers. Digging deeper, about 49% of respondents said financial advisers are more interested in making themselves rich than helping ...

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... incidences of fees for no service, inadequate documentation and inappropriate advice. IOOF said it used a sample of financial advisers based on key risk indicators to establish possible incidents of inappropriate advice or instances of fees for no service ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... come back to the shadow minister with a response. "Often the concern raised by the Royal Commission was that financial advisers primarily were acting in the interests of the corporate entities they served rather than in the interests of the persons to ...

Finance cheats more likely to cheat: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... professionals who engage in misconduct at work are more likely to be unfaithful in marriage. The study looked at financial advisers, chief financial officers and chief executives amongst others using the website Ashley Madison, the slogan of which is ...

Janus Henderson bolsters retail sales team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... Melbourne. He will assume responsibility for maintaining, developing and expanding existing relationships with financial advisers and selected dealer groups in Victoria and Tasmania. "We're very pleased that Mark will be joining the retail sales team," ...