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ASIC accepts EU from Perth advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... that does not serve the best interests of clients," ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said. "ASIC is committed to raising standards across the financial services industry. We expect licensees to dedicate sufficient resources to appropriately monitor and supervise ...

TAL launches ad campaign as LIF top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... industry. "In recent times it has become very clear that the life insurance industry has some work to do in raising standards and practices while also building trust with consumers," said TAL chief executive and managing director, Brett Clark. "It's ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... overview of what's going on." Tanzer added that most of ASIC's efforts in the SMSF sector were currently centred on raising standards. A recent focus on SMSF auditors had unearthed some 400 people practicing without the appropriate qualifications or ...

FPA retirement planning scholarships awarded

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... course onsite or via distance learning. "We believe that education and continual learning plays a central role in raising standards in financial planning and achieving the best possible client outcomes," explained FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. "We ...

Platinum offers $15,000 financial planning scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... encourage new talent into the industry," Platinum director of communications and investor services Liz Norman said. Raising standards of education in the financial planning profession has been on the FPA's agenda for some time. In November last year ...

PIS set for a million dollar make-over

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... activities. The partnership with PIS exemplifies MDRT's commitment to sharing ideas, professional growth and raising standards of professionalism in financial services."

Associations need to raise standards themselves: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... of ramping up regulation over the financial planning industry and has urged key industry associations to take raising standards into their own hands. Opening the financial planning week for the Financial Planning Association (FPA) yesterday, Pearce said ...
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