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Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... established by industry associations under professional standards reform. From the start of 2020 the financial advice Code of Ethics will become law and financial advisers will be expected to meet the code's standards. ASIC will be able to take action ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on the exam all financial advisers must sit. The Authority confirmed the December round of exams will be held from December 5-9 in 19 centres across Australia including regional ...

FASEA ethics pose risk to managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has made a submission to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, questioning its consideration of conflicts of interest in the Code of Ethics. IMAP said Standard 3 in the FASEA Code ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... duplication of regulators and unnecessary cost. "The FSC's preferred approach would mean advisers adhere to one code of ethics, and are overseen by one code monitoring body that helps deliver the protections consumers expect and that advisers are obliged ...

AFCA ombudsman addresses adviser concerns

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... time the advice is provided that is in the best interests of the client". From 1 January 2020 onwards, FASEA's code of ethics standard will be applied in addition to the previous requirements. Additionally, Singh said the issue of missing records is ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The Federal Government has extended the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation ...

Client ethics the future of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The personal ethics of clients are only going to become increasingly relevant to advice practices as the demographics they serve shift. Presenting at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Ethics Partners founder ...

REP 515 divides advice community

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Commission's recommendations. Those changes included ending grandfathered commissions and implementing the FASEA code of ethics. Anderson was critical of the inability of regulators to consider unintended consequences. He pointed to the Royal Commission ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Minister Julie Bishop, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology Jane Hume and Ethics Partners founder Clare Payne. The event will also feature a series of panel discussions on topics such as the future of the ...

Finance cheats more likely to cheat: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... They sought to understand whether there are different moral standards for private relationships compared with business ethics. To examine whether a financial adviser who cheats on their spouse is more or less trustworthy than a financial adviser who ...