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FPA disciplines two members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... expenses related to the matter. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said all FPA members were required to uphold "the highest ethical standards within the financial planning profession, with no exceptions." "The FPA is committed to standing with Australians ...

FPA appoints former ASFA adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... referral programs for financial planners in FPA Professional Practices that are committed to the highest professional and ethical standards," De Gori said. Whitton started in the role on September 3 and is based in the Sydney office. "It's wonderful ...

FASEA names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... financial services regulation would strengthen FASEA's capacity to implement a framework for higher educational and ethical standards for advisers. "On behalf of the board, the Standards Authority welcomes Mr. Glenfield to the role. Stephen is ideally ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... present awardees particularly where it focused on important social issues such as gender diversity, health and wellness, and ethical investing," she said. MAX is the only industry awards programme in Australia that is dedicated to financial services ...

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018
... FINSIA is expected to implement the seven key recommendations of the standard in Australia. Key recommendations include ethical principles for professional bankers, content and delivery of ethics education and training programs and general ethics education ...

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... still a lot of scope for improvement to rebuilding trust with only 66% of consumers surveyed believing staff have high ethical standards compared to 43% for the Australian banking industry." The research also revealed that 13% of consumers would change ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... designations. Meanwhile, FASEA also released its draft Code of Ethics which it said "establishes core values to guide ethical behaviour, client care, quality of process and professional commitment amongst advisers" and comprises 12 standards. Consultation ...

New degrees introduced to minimise adviser exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... new changes proposed by FASEA are embedded in the new curriculum, including a significant emphasis on building students' ethical and communication skills," the university said. Vincent said the online model is highly accessible to those already working ...

AFA keeps financial literacy front of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... providing financial advice is increasing. She said advisers will not only need technical and strategic skills, but also ethical awareness to provide outcomes for Australians "at every stage of their life." She said the impending introduction of the Financial ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... FASEA merely reflect the politically possible in this mandated code of ethics, or will it seek to lift the industry's ethical standards to where they need to be - time will tell," Brown says. For advisers to be truly professional and independent, he ...