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ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Retail banks wishing to be members of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) will now have to sign up for its revamped Banking Code of Practice, which is currently awaiting ASIC's nod of approval. The new code will be binding, enforceable by law and ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Financial advisers will see a raft of new courses around ethics and integrity as these issues come to the fore ahead of the code of ethics to be introduced from the industry's new regulatory body. Ramping up efforts in ethics education is a bold move ...

Fatigue and profit-based incentives driving risk culture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Unreasonable levels of work and a need for greater automation of processes could be to blame for heightened risk culture in the financial services sector, according to FINSIA. The industry body's analyses of a study conducted by Macquarie University ...

FINSIA expands professional network

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia is broadening its remit to include the securities and investment sectors as part of an expansion strategy for the finance professionals' network. Traditionally focused on the banking and institutional ...

AustralianSuper manager awarded FINSIA scholarship

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
FINSIA awarded its FINSIA-Monash MBA Scholarship to an AustralianSuper manager. Laura Parr, AustralianSuper's insights and propositions manager, is the recipient of the $63,200 award, which will see her commence the two-year program at Monash University ...

Finsia scholarship winner named

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Finsia has revealed the winner of the 2016 Hugh DT Williamson scholarship. Senior associate at Ashurst, Lucienne Cassidy, has been named as this year's recipient and will be granted an award valued at $16,500 to assist her to complete the Business Essentials ...

Finsia appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Finsia has appointed a new chief executive. Chris Whitehead joins Finsia from consulting firm BITPaC, where he was principal. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Credit Union Australia from 2009 to 2015, having been regional director, Scotland ...

Bridges brings another advice business under IOOF umbrella

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
IOOF continues to grow its financial advice footprint after Bridges Financial Services acquired Credit Union Australia (CUA) financial planning division. Bridges, which is owned by IOOF, provides financial planning services to approximately 80% of the ...

First Financial joins BT Select

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... acquisition opportunities," BT Select managing director Phil Butterworth said. First Financial managing director, Chris White, said BT Select's capacity to transition practices was a critical factor in its decision to partner with BT Select. "Back office ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
The Australian market is receiving positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street and European markets decisively higher, while metals were mixed and oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0722 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract ...