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Professional standards legislation reaches parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... education requirements for existing and new financial advisers; supervision requirements for new advisers; an industry code of ethics; an exam to create an industry common benchmark and an ongoing professional development component. The new standards ...

How a niche can add value

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... pleased to learn that Australia is being held up internationally as a global leader for professional advice standards, ethics and reform.

Westpac alters incentive structure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... only have themselves to blame for that." As part of Westpac's move to improve trust, all financial advisers will undergo ethics training and Hartzer said the firm will incorporate principles of the banking oath into its code of conduct for all employees. ...

Pilot, surgeon and soccer coach join FPA line up

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Gori said. "The FPA Professionals Congress offers delegates the opportunity to earn up to 15 CPD hours, including three ethics hours. The program includes a combination of 24 different workshops with top industry experts and inspiring keynote speaker ...

OneVue appoints TCorp exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... Investment Committee which he will also be joining." Knight is currently also a director of the Sydney Financial Forum, Primary Ethics Future Trust (PEFT) and is an advisory board member of the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM).

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... last decade, as more investors become aware of the significance of how human rights, labour, environmental and business ethics impact on corporate conduct. "We believe that companies concerned about the long-term interests of their shareholders should ...

Zurich establishes risk specialist team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... "We are seeing an increased demand for specialised content, especially around business management, client engagement and ethics, as licensees seek to help their advisers future-proof their practices." "This experienced team comprises a balance of technical ...

Advice bodies at odds over professional standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... recognition that if you're a financial planner and you want to be a professional then you should be subject to a code of ethics. So the fact that some advisers are not subject to a code of ethics, I think is disgraceful." The AFA has also called for ...

NAB responds to ASIC market manipulation allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... takes its role in upholding high standards of professional conduct seriously. We are committed to service, integrity and ethics and our values reflect this." Gall went on to say that NAB "[does] not agree with ASIC's claims which means they will now ...

Financial planners improve standing in annual trust survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... in the survey, financial planners came in at seventeenth with 27% of respondents ranking them 'very high' or 'high' for ethics and honesty, up from 24% last year but below highs of 28% in 2011 and 2014. Accountants came eleventh with a score of 51% ...