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FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... specific on the planning sections," he said. In response, an audience member asked: "Has FASEA considered pruning the Corporations Act to the relevant areas for advisers to read for the exam?" Glenfield agreed that was a sensible suggestion but said ...

CommInsure cops $700k hawking fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... unlawful, unsolicited telephone calls. Otherwise known as hawking, the conduct contravenes section 992A(3) of the Corporations Act. The firm made an early guilty plea to the charges earlier this month, which carried a maximum total penalty of $1,848,750. ...

FASEA chief to provide update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... week, ASIC announced it will not be monitoring or enforcing individual advisers' compliance with the code. Under the Corporations Act 2001, ASIC does not have a role as a code monitoring body and is specifically prevented from exercising its power to ...

Paraplanners tackle compliance challenges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... practical compliance issues facing paraplanners. The session first addressed client goals and objectives, looking at the Corporations Act and ASIC's work in enforcement, as well as touching on the FASEA Code of Ethics. "To the best of my abilities I ...

ASIC outlines Code of Ethics expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... Code of Ethics, saying it will not monitor or enforce individual advisers' compliance. The regulator said under the Corporations Act it does not have a role as a code monitoring body and is specifically prevented from exercising its power to ban an adviser ...

AIST finds issues with FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... express a preference for piece-by-piece advice rather than holistic or comprehensive advice." She pointed to the Corporations Act section 961B as allowing for scaled advice, Scheerlinck said as the code is currently written it would be possible for an ...

Dover, McMaster found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... deemed the policy to be misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive in the context of section 1041H of the Corporations Act and section 12DA(1) of the ASIC Act. This is because the introductory clause of the policy did not ensure Dover clients ...

AFA calls out FASEA chief inconsistency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... considered equivalent and what the completion of 'one or more courses determined by the standards body' as outlined in the Corporations Act may require.

Three advisers cop ASIC bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... moved to Sentry Group's Wealthsure Financial Services. All banning orders were made under sections 920A and 920B of Corporations Act.

ASIC to survey whistleblower policies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... benefits a policy might otherwise offer," Price said. All companies are bound by the whistleblower protections in the Corporations Act from 1 July 2019, regardless of whether they are required to have a whistleblower policy.