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AFCA reveals approach to Code of Ethics compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... Smith said the body will take a measured and considered approach to interpreting the code's provisions, only assessing adviser conduct against the code where the conduct has occurred after 1 January 2020. AFCA will assess adviser conduct by giving the ...

Regulators quash remuneration rumours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... bodies, Glenfield said he agrees with the approach. "FASEA considers the approach outlined by ASIC while a single disciplinary body is brought into effect to be appropriate," Glenfield said. "The ASIC approach will allow you time to make changes in a ...

Advice associations welcome ASIC stance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... welcomed ASIC's approach to licensee obligations for the code, which won't see the regulator monitor or enforce individual adviser compliance. AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said the AFA and a number of associations had been working closely with government ...

ASIC outlines Code of Ethics expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... Act it does not have a role as a code monitoring body and is specifically prevented from exercising its power to ban an adviser for breaches of the code. "As announced on 14 November 2019, ASIC has taken action to provide certainty to Australian financial ...

Registration deadline extended: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... rendering such schemes shortly redundant. The disciplinary body will be charged with monitoring and enforcing the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics. Following the announcement of the disciplinary body, on October 11, ASIC ...

ASIC grants compliance scheme relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... compliance scheme. As part of the government's decision late last week to accelerate the establishment of a single disciplinary body for advisers, compliance schemes will no longer monitor and enforce the Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics. ...

Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... government will accelerate its implementation of the Royal Commission's recommendation to establish a single disciplinary body for financial advisers. The move has disappointed key players in the advice industry, including the Association of Financial ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry," the FSC said. With the government planning to create a new disciplinary system for financial advisers - including a single, central disciplinary body - the FSC believes the TPB no longer needs ...

Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
A new disciplinary system for financial advisers with a central disciplinary body headlines the government's Royal Commission implementation roadmap released today. Revealing how the government will tackle the 76 recommendations made by Commissioner ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... party will also begin consultation with the financial advice industry and stakeholders on the introduction of a new disciplinary system with the minimum features being those described by Hayne in the report. Labor has already drafted bills in relation ...