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FPA rejects FSC adviser regulation plans

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC), the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), a representative from each of the applicable advice associations and academics. It would establish advice competency models applicable for advisers providing personal advice, general advice ...

Advice associations under conflict of interest on professionalism: ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
Advice industry self-regulation is not an appropriate model to increase professionalism in the financial advice industry, as associations have "an inevitable conflict of interest," the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has argued. "Industry ...

Body needed to monitor adviser competency: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC), the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), a representative from each of the applicable advice associations and academics. The process would culminate in enshrining the terms 'financial adviser' and 'financial planner' in law. ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... "developed and conducted by relevant industry associations." Following a long-time request from financial advice associations, it requests an amendment of the Corporations Act 2001 so a person can only use the terms "financial adviser" and "financial ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Financial advice associations and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have applauded the "historic" ban on commissions in general advice and welcomed the government's changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law. "We are extraordinarily pleased ...

FSC asks Son of Wallis Inquiry to focus on export growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... said. The FSC said that it will develop a "considered, multi-faceted submission to the inquiry." The financial advice associations have broadly welcomed the terms of reference, but have made some suggestions to the Treasury's initial document. The Association ...

Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... 2014, introduced into Parliament in the autumn sittings and passed during the 2014 winter sittings. Financial advice associations also expect Parliament to provide more clarity on the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009, which determines that financial ...

FPA, AFA to lobby MPs for TASA delay

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The main financial advice associations will lobby members of Parliament today to delay the approval of tax amendments to the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA), amendments they believe will negatively affect financial advisers. The bill is scheduled to ...
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