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FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... of Financial Advisers or the SMSF Association will have their efforts recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) approved coursework from the Association of Financial ...

Australian Ethical chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... said. Recently, Vernon spoke to Financial Standard about the remarkable growth of Australian Ethical and how his personal ethics informed his career.

Advice associations meet new minister

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... the meeting saw the new minister "discuss all things financial planning", including the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, the Royal Commission and the Government's agenda for the upcoming parliamentary term. De Gori thanked the AFA for ...

Facebook dropped from ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... dropped from the S&P 500 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Index after a series of scandals brought the company's ethics into question. The S&P 500 ESG Index underwent its annual rebalance at the end of April and removed several notable companies ...

Approved diplomas, bridging courses confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority announced the first raft of current and historical graduate diplomas and bridging courses to be approved by the body. The diplomas and bridging courses approved, from select higher education providers ...

Advisers not prepared for exam: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... broader curriculum that involves subjects advisers aren't yet able to do because the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) hasn't approved courses. "The curriculum includes the code of ethics and code monitoring subject, no ...

Advisers wary of ethical funds, launch own rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... Co-op is launching its own rating system for ethical funds, awarding funds up to five green leaves based on their levels of ethics - however, no fund has achieved a perfect five leaf rating. Future Super, Australian Ethical's Emerging Companies Fund ...

TAL offers advisers ethics assistance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The life insurer will offer a training course to help financial advisers apply the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's code of ethics. In an effort to help advisers apply the code, TAL is offering a course via its risk academy. Run by ...

Industry wide pay cut for boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... company chairs and a 1% for directors. Motto said: "The Commission exposed multiple examples of poor corporate culture, poor ethics and risk management, leading to a number of board and executive resignations." "Beyond that, there has been serious brand ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... assessable income, only a proportion of the fee is deductible. The purpose of both the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, and the Royal Commission is to see the industry professionalise, therefore advice should be treated like a profession ...