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FASEA yet to determine bridging courses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... feedback on specific elements of the Standards Authority's proposed guidance for adviser education pathways and the industry code of ethics," FASEA said. The body confirmed it will be holding another series of forums to ensure stakeholder feedback is ...

NAB names wealth advocate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... chair of the consumer advisory panels for the ASIC and the Credit & Investments Ombudsman She is the current chair of the Code of Conduct Committee for the Australian Council for International Development; deputy chair of the Asylum Seekers Centre, and ...

Contango to launch global active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... by a US-based investment partner, and has recruited a new distribution team. The WCM Quality Global Growth Fund (proposed code: WCMQ) will be managed by WCM Investment Management and mirrors WCM's existing Quality Global Growth Strategy, which has ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... said the Government can eliminate these via measures outlined by the Insurance in Superannuation Working Group Voluntary Code of Practice. "By adopting new measures on inactive accounts, the government will achieve two-thirds of its targeted cost savings ...

AFA criticises draft FASEA standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... particularly around governance at the licensee level. The AFA said FASEA doesn't go far enough to include licensees in the code of ethics or addresses how to establish the correct compliance culture. What emerged from the second round of Royal Commission ...

ANZ adds to OnePath capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... experience. The new tool will also ensure super funds and trustees meet their obligations under the Insurance in Superannuation Code of Practice with online access to performance data. Already in use with 26 funds, the tool was developed in response ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... system." Finally, law firm Maurice Blackburn also issued a statement in regards to the PC's scathing review of the Insurance Code of Practice. The report acknowledges the code as a step in the right direction, but one that ultimately falls short of what ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... The review should be initiated within four years from the completion of this inquiry report, or earlier if the strengthened code of practice is not made enforceable within two years," the PC said. Figure 2. Problems in super Other key points Commissioner ...

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018
... for bank staff to hold professional banking qualifications or to belong to a professional institute with an industry-wide code of conduct for individuals. "FINSIA is advocating for the establishment of Australian industry standards for individual competency ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... superannuation funds, managing more than $174 billion, are the primary signatories to Australia's first asset owner stewardship code. AustralianSuper and HESTA have committed to the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code, a 14-page document developed ...