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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 ...

Elders gives back to advice community

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... emotional intelligence, soft skills, psychology, leadership, organisational change theory, strategic management and business ethics. "We wanted to be able to give back not just to our advisers. It's great to help advisers improve themselves and their ...

FPA to quell adviser fears around education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... Gori explained that the new professional and education standards, to be developed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA), will be a turning point for the profession, and an opportunity for planners to take its future into their ...

FPA appoints conduct commission chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... will preside over FPA disciplinary hearings and be responsible for ensuring the conduct of members meets the new code of ethics set by the financial adviser standards and ethics authority for a period of three years. He takes over from outgoing deputy ...

AFA recruits for professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Advisers will help ready its membership for new professional requirements to be set by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. Linda Vogel joined the association as general counsel, professionalism. She will assist general manager, policy ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... era of leadership, the industry's biggest challenge is finding leaders who can articulate a compelling vision and instil ethics; and improve diversity, which is linked to better performance and culture, the report said.