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Principals' Community retains BT members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... The community, headed up Kon Costas, is a service for self-licensed financial advice businesses - offering support, education around compliance and regulatory change and connection with business peers. It parted ways with BT Financial Group after more ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... charge of their financial future," Guiamatsia said. "They are eager to grow their knowledge and skills, highlighting education opportunities for issuers, financial advisers and investing platforms." The latest Morningstar research shows Vanguard, BetaShares ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... manageable, so we understand why some of these things have been excluded. This means that issues like the financial adviser education standard and the Code of Ethics will need to be addressed by the Government, rather than being referred to the QAR for ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... an important role in helping their female clients with this. "As a budget adviser, an investment specialist, and an education partner - all essential components to improving financial literacy and empowering women to make financial decisions," Conte ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... higher) were more likely to appoint women to leadership positions. Male chief executives married to women with less education seemed to have an unconscious bias that they carried into their professional lives. A survey of 13,000 enterprises in 70 countries ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... independence reviews to be performed and declarations to be made to ASIC about their SMSF audit clients; additional education requirements relating to ethics and auditor independence; and a requirement to notify their professional association. ASIC said ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... introducing principles-based measures that can remove the safe harbour provision and simplifying Statements of Accounts and education requirements. AIA Financial Services chief executive and managing director Pina Sciarrone told the event that it is ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... changes to the financial advice industry ahead of the federal election, ones that will overhaul compliance, costs, and education standards. Senator Jane Hume promoted the idea of deregulating the advice industry and putting in place principles-based ...

Winner of Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award 2022 announced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... formally recognise her ongoing commitment to Gwen Fletcher's legacy of advancing the financial planning profession through education and higher professional standards," she said. "The FPA is pleased to hear positive feedback around the CFP Certification ...

Saxo Markets Australia rolls out new platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... new entrants to the market right through to seasoned investors. "Anyone who wants access to high quality investment education, research content and low-cost brokerage on global markets will find SaxoInvestor a compelling platform." Built on the same ...