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Banned former CBA planner charged with forgery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... fully support the actions being taken by ASIC in relation to the alleged misconduct," CBA said in a statement. "Culture and ethics are very important to us and we will continue to ensure our systems, policies and processes support high standards of c ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Applying an ethical values screen to investment doesn't need to compromise income objectives, according to Martin Currie research. Commenting on the Ethical Income strategy, distributed by Legg Mason, the Martin Currie research found that the "investment ...

NAB partnership puts adviser education at forefront

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... education levels and requiring all advisers across our network to be members of a professional association. "We believe ethics is critical to the ongoing professionalism of the industry and should be incorporated through professional learning as well ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... are being independently investigated. "We do not believe these reports present an accurate reflection of the culture and ethics within our business. We do not tolerate behaviour that could put the financial wellbeing of the customers, businesses and ...

No bachelor's degree for existing advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... Initially Commonwealth, the body will be responsible for "developing and setting the industry exam, developing the code of ethics and determining the education requirements for new and existing requirements." Under the revisions, the education and exam ...

Royal Commission disruptive to reforms: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... includes the introduction of a degree entry requirement for new financial planners, a professional year, and a code of ethics. "We have come a long way in setting strong foundations for a financial planning profession that will truly serve and protect ...

Banking inquiry cost better spent on ASIC: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... are broken, it's the individual cases of conduct that could be improved," said Fox. Fox argued that a greater focus of ethics and education would provide advisers with the right tools to make better decisions. "We've had I think it is 23 different types ...

ANZ rolls out new executive team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... priorities that include being Australia's "only true regional bank" and building a "strong, cohesive culture known for ethics, values and fairness." Elliott has now appointed Mark Whelan as group executive institutional. Whelan was most recently ANZ ...

CalPERS chief executive retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... The fund had lost nearly 30% of its investment assets following the "Great Recession" and found itself embroiled in an ethics scandal by former officials, including its former chief executive. Under Stausboll's leadership CalPERS integrated environmental ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... new and existing will also be required to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and be party to a code of ethics. The requirements are proposed to be effective from 1 July 2017, with a code of ethics coming into force from 1 July 2019.