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Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... should reflect that." The submission compared the current professional standards for financial advisers with those for chartered accountants, lawyers and doctors, all of which require several years of study. Financial advisers meanwhile it said could ...

LGsuper appoints chair to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... Foods and Care Australia. Her previous directorships include QIC, Spotless Group and chairman of Queensland Rail. A chartered accountant and former partner of KPMG, Morris worked in audit and corporate services in Brisbane, London and on the Gold Coast. ...

Higher education will not fix advice industry problems: Accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... financial planners will not eliminate the problems that the financial advice sector has experienced in recent years, the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) said in a submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). "Australians ...

BT unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... National Australia Bank (NAB), BT advisers will have to hold a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation, a Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) or a Masters in Financial Planning. Advisers will have five years to complete the task, and ...

ATO considers increasing Bitcoin control

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... the amount of the transactions in Australian dollars, the purpose of the transaction and the parties involved in it. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand welcomed the move and tax counsel Michael Croker noted that "Bitcoin poses novel problems ...

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... existing and new AMP advisers must hold post-graduate qualifications such as a Certified Financial Planner degree, a Fellow Chartered Financial Practicioner or a Masters in Financial Planning. New advisers must complete this qualification within five ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Not only this, the latest surveys on UK manufacturing, construction and services conducted by Markit Economics and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) pointed to rising momentum in the labour market. The jobs component of the manufacturing ...

Australia and New Zealand accountants launch joint brand

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has been launched as a joint brand that brings together the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). The merger between the two ...

AFA launches 2014 mentoring program

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... advice professionals. This year aspirants and mentors will be exposed to content from the AFA's masters-level Fellow Chartered Financial Practioner designation (FChFP) as part of the materials provided. For aspirants, the mentoring program covers areas ...

PwC partner to join NAB board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... December 2014. Armstrong will more than 30 years' experience in financial services, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. "We are delighted David has accepted ...