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FASEA reveals exam dates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is calling for registrations to sit the first round of adviser exams. Financial advisers who wish to sit the inaugural FASEA exam have until May 31 to notify the body of their intention to do so. ...

CBA down, industry up for employment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... the population who will never want to work in the sector because they feel that it does not align with their values and ethics. "I think companies should focus on how they attract those people who are interested, rather than worrying about the overall ...

Time ticks by on FASEA approvals

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been forced to admit it will miss its own deadline for the approval of several graduate diplomas and bridging courses submitted for accreditation. According to FASEA, 14 graduate diplomas and ...

Ethics Centre to launch FASEA approved course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Ethics Centre is developing an ethics course for financial advisers to help them meet the requirements of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) reforms. The bridging course is expected to be piloted in conjunction with an ...

Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... every Australian has the choice to decide where this money is invested," said Stuart Palmer, Australian Ethical head of ethics research. "Gambling is a big social issue, and Australian Ethical strongly questions why the savings of hard-working Australians ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... do the right thing for the wrong reasons. So if economic motivators are what get women on boards, rather than just the ethics of doing the right thing - it might still have the same results," she said. In Australia, where women retire with less than ...

Financial adviser salaries revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... stability and security in a workplace. Given changes to professional standards and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's legislated requirements, these career aspirants will be expected to have tertiary qualifications in financial planning ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... Association of Australia director Louise Lakomy have been appointed to the board of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Both Freeman and Lakomy have been appointed as part-time directors to FASEA's board. Freeman has served ...

AMP, Griffith University support professionalism

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... to raising standards of financial advice. Edge said: "We see the introduction of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority education standards as an important opportunity to lift the quality of financial advice and our collaboration with ...

Kelaher to leave IOOF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... supporting their advisers." Australian Ethical divested its $8.8 million stake in IOOF in January this year. Its head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said the decision was driven by IOOF's failure to put governance and conflicts of interest management ...