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Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... disciplinary system and single disciplinary body for financial planners. The new disciplinary body is set to replace the role of code monitoring bodies, which many professional associations, led by the FPA, had planned to establish under professional ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... strengthening their knowledge to provide the best advice to clients. "The regulation of advice is also catching up. The new FASEA Code of Ethics requires advisers to consider the broader long-term interests of their clients, arguably requiring advisers ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... It comes after shareholders of embattled Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund (previously listed on the ASX under the ticker code BAF) voted overwhelmingly in favour of the investment company joining the WAM stable in early September. WAM Alternative Assets ...

Evans Dixon to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... the ASX-listed firm. Subject to shareholder approval, Evans Dixon will rebrand to E&P Financial Group and change its ticker code from ED1 to EP1. The changes will be put forth at the annual general meeting on November 11. "The board believes that the ...

TPB bans tax agent over COVID-19 fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... stimulus measure for over $20,000. The TPB determined TLL Tax Pty Ltd and its director Liying Tong breached sections of the Code of Professional Conduct in the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 relating to competency, honesty and integrity, and banned the ...

FASEA releases more Code of Ethics guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
FASEA has released a draft Financial Planners & Advisers Code of Ethics 2019 Guide for consultation. The draft is intended to provide an explanation of the application of the code. "The Code of Ethics provides an ethical framework of values and standards ...

82% of advisers pass August FASEA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... identification of client biases and how these influence decisions, understanding the context of client requests and applying the FASEA Code of Ethics as well as demonstrating an understanding of ethical obligations when advising on complex family structures. ...

BABL named, shamed over Great Southern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BABL) has been singled out as breaching the Code of Banking Practice within its Great Southern Loans business unit. The Banking Code Compliance Committee (BCCC) said in its annual report that the BABL breaches occurred ...

Real estate manager launches fresh fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... of successfully repositioning town centre retail real estate," he said. Elanor listed on the ASX in 2014 under the ticker code ENN, and manages $1.9 billion in assets and funds under management across both Australia and New Zealand. The manager focuses ...

CalPERS scrutinises CIO personal investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... also US claim Meng was personally invested in a private equity firm CalPERS has a stake in. The board said that: "Government code 87100 clearly prohibits all public officials at any level of state or local government from making, participating in making ...