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More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... flagged interest in becoming code monitoring bodies in line with the new requirement for advisers to comply with a code of ethics by January 2020. Rounding out the top four, 1758 advisers identify as members of CPA Australia while 1230 declare an affiliation ...

FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... Advisers are putting cases forward to manage adviser compliance schemes resulting from the industry's new education and ethics standards. The FPA told its member base it has created a separate entity and lodged an expression of interest to ASIC to ...

Advice dealer group takes out governance award

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... dissemination of the values associated with those people and businesses who embrace the challenge of embedding compliance, risk, ethics and governance in their organisation." Westpac, NAB, ANZ, AMP, Commonwealth Bank, AIA and Thomson Reuters are principle ...

Advisers gain FASEA credits for existing qualifications

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SUNDAY, 14 OCT 2018
... certification with the AFA or FPA, there's two more," Robert said. "Four to go. That's not a great impost. One will be ethics. One will look at chapter seven of the Corporations Act - which everyone should know - and there'll be some behavioural ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SATURDAY, 13 OCT 2018
... industry, Hugh and TWD Australia have been able to lift this perception across the profession through their unwavering ethics, unique ideologies and actions. Their leadership and courage can forge a path forward in these challenging times," Bailey said. ...

A question of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... simple question had been asked: Does this feel right? Reinforcing closing remarks from the HIH Royal Commission in 2003, The Ethics Centre senior adviser Trent Moy said it is groupthink that reinforces bad habits and much of the questionable conduct ...

ASIC outlines code monitoring expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
The corporate regulator released guidance on the new code of ethics compliance schemes for financial advisers. The new Regulatory Guide 269 outlines the process and criteria ASIC will use in determining whether to approve a compliance scheme, as well ...

AFCA membership deadline arrives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... codes of practice to improve customer service, along with her efforts in promoting professional standards and business ethics in the financial advice industry. We look forward to June's contributions in the new role."

Chartered accountants largely FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority should recognise the qualifications of chartered accountants in order to keep them in the financial advice industry. That is the view of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, saying the ...

FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... marketed courses and programs as FASEA approved, despite no such courses existing as yet. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority said it has obtained confirmation that several education providers recently produced and distributed marketing ...