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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.

Financial advice standards body revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer named the directors appointed to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA), responsible for governing the conduct of those in the financial advice sector through mandatory educational ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Initiatives to increase ethics in financial services can be likened to endurance events in the sporting arena. That is the view of Clare Payne - former endurance swimmer and consulting fellow for Ethics in Banking and Finance with The Ethics Centre. ...

Barclays fined following ASIC investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... improving compliance to meet conditions of the licensing exemption. The entities were also forced to donate $500,000 to The Ethics Centre. "Foreign financial services providers relying on a class order licensing exemption must have effective and enduring ...

Professional standards spark SAFAA training

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... and existing financial advisers, supervision conditions for new advisers, an industry-wide benchmark exam and a code of ethics as part of the mandate. GRC will be offering an array of online courses tailored specifically for SAFAA's members, including ...

Advisers embrace new education regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... needed confidence in the industry going forward." Taggart also reinforced Mentor Education's belief that the subject of ethics should be at the core of all academic learning and qualification for advisers. "The cost of short term expediency, unethical ...