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New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia entered into an agreement to introduce an ethics test for Australian bankers and securities markets professionals. The test has been developed in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... uploads. There has been widespread public outcry about how the video circulated on social media. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said: "We have to look at what's emerging at face value and try to assess whether there are ...

Industry fund chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... stating: "To be considered for the position candidates need to be proven leaders with solid business skills, a reputation for ethics and integrity and an appetite to take up the challenge of building REI Super into an even better superannuation fund." ...

NZ Super makes transparency play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... governance: transparency, board alignment with shareholder interests, long-term strategy, appropriate remuneration, business ethics and shareholder rights," she said. The fund said that while most of its 6000 equity holdings were passively managed at ...

FPA launches FASEA policy, education hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... teams in collaboration with tertiary education providers that have been approved by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The portal includes an education pathways tool to assist advisers in determining what further study they need to ...

Advisers need to behave above the law

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
FASEA's recently confirmed Code of Ethics will require advisers to act well above the basic behavioural standards expected of them. Addressing delegates on day two of the Self-Managed Super Fund Association National Conference in Melbourne this week ...

FASEA confirms code of ethics standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Following a period of consultation, the code of ethics set to govern the behaviour of financial planners and advisers from next year has been confirmed. On Monday, FASEA released the legislative instrument and explanatory statement of its code of ethics ...

Hayne report raises professionalism stakes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... report overlaps with existing - though yet to be enforced - legislation surrounding the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics. FASEA's code requires advisers to report misconduct and breaches. It also requires them ...

FASEA makes adviser exam adjustments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released the final legislative instrument for the financial adviser exam, revealing several concessions to be introduced. In clarifying the content of the exam, topic of Financial Adviser Regulatory ...

Royal Commission principles not simply an add-on

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... from the financial services Royal Commission must not be solely grafted as optional extras for better business profits, an ethics specialist believes. The Ethics Centre executive director Simon Longstaff said financial services firms cannot fix wrongdoings ...