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New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... Brown said. Principal adviser at FinBiz Advisers, Annette Pulbrook, believes it is critical that an overriding code of ethics governs the activities of the financial planning profession with a code of behaviour and code of practice that's beyond the ...

Government names advice standards chief

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) is welcoming its inaugural chief executive. Deen Sanders, currently assistant commissioner of the Professional Standards Authority of Australia, will take on the role at FASEA on September ...

easyMarkets launches SMSF tool, appoints MD

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... Antoniades said: "When we considered the idea of a new leader for the APAC region, we knew we wanted someone who understood the ethics and DNA of easyMarkets." "It is Daniel's versatile background and approach to trading which lead us to believe he is ...

Advice requires customisation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... the adviser's hands, while others play the role of a motivator much like a fitness coach. Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) director and Integra Financial Services managing director, Deborah Kent, also spoke at the conference and ...

AFA collaborating for education framework rethink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... understand and ultimately redefine what makes a great financial adviser. The AFA said the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) demonstrates an opportunity to reimagine an education pathway, reflective of what consumers' value about ...

FPA professionalism plans garner adviser support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... Dante De Gori said the response from members to the FPAs 100-point plan, submitted to the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA), has been extremely positive. The 100-point plan suggests a system whereby achieving 100 points means ...

SMSF auditor busted self-auditing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... fundamental independence and audit requirements. Wilson was found to have breached requirements of the APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants by auditing a fund of which he was a member. He was also found to have breached audit documentation ...

Advisers maintain trustworthy reputation: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... research firm's annual survey of the most highly-regarded professions rated financial planners as having 'high' or 'very high' ethics and honesty. This however, dipped 2% from the prior year. Stockbrokers and insurance brokers (11% and 10% respectively) ...

BTFG working to improve culture, ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Five hundred BT Financial Group staff, including advisers and senior leaders, are being put through an ethics course aimed at formalising ethical awareness. The Ethics Centre's 19-hour Ethical Professional Program aims to help participants provide better ...

FINSIA expands professional network

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... attained the Chartered Banker foundation level. This certification ensures finance professionals are covered by codes of ethics, and profess commitment to competence, integrity and morality, altruism, and the promotion of the public good within their ...