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Insurers to get new advocacy body

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... with the group. CALI's initial focus will be on lifting consumer standards within the industry through professional standards and codes of conduct; advocating for appropriate, affordable, and sustainable cover; educating broadly on the value of insurance ...

Winner of Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award 2022 announced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... commitment to Gwen Fletcher's legacy of advancing the financial planning profession through education and higher professional standards," she said. "The FPA is pleased to hear positive feedback around the CFP Certification Program, particularly around ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... know how many advisers might end up with a sanction between now and 1 January 2026". "We support higher professional standards, however we do not like the uncertainty that this could generate, particularly for anyone who receives a sanction at a point ...

Labor promises to recognise adviser experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... Independently Owned Financial Professional conference, Jones made it clear that he is not proposing to scrap the professional standards reforms. "We will still expect advisers to pass their professional exams, and meet continuing professional development ...

Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... commitment to Gwen's legacy of improving the financial planning profession through education and higher professional standards," he said. "The FPA is pleased to hear positive feedback around the CFP® Certification program, particularly around the practical ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... digital economy Jane Hume thanked the FASEA board and its staff for the work they have undertaken in setting professional standards for the financial advice industry and the important contribution towards improving the education, training and ethical ...

FPA reveals 2021 award finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... Dante De Gori said the 20 finalists were chosen because they have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to professional standards and made a positive difference to the lives of clients and their local community. "It's great to see financial planners ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... Planning. The same year saw the Financial System Inquiry and the parliamentary joint committee proposal to lift professional standards. In 2015, there was the Trowbridge inquiry into life insurance, before the process that would lead to the Royal Commission ...

Former CFSGAM chief executive joins CFA Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... the vital work of the governors, the leadership team, and the global membership to maintain the highest professional standards of our industry," Lazberger said. "My long-standing relationship with CFA Institute provides me with a unique perspective on ...

SMSFA adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... this role is to assist building consumer trust in the advice process and supporting advisers in raising professional standards, a role that makes him eminently suitable for our board at a point of time when the advice industry is undergoing major change," ...