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Netwealth FUA, adviser numbers rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
A number of financial advisers who flocked to wealth management institutions for Netwealth as a result of the banking Royal Commission have helped boost the platform's funds under administration by 30% to $23.3 billion. Financial results for the ...

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... work on the Financial System Inquiry, the 2016 superannuation reforms, the establishment of FASEA and its educational and ethical standards, the Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission's superannuation review. George provided a summary and analysis ...

Super trustees to formulate whistleblower policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... come forward, reveal and address misconduct occurring within companies, deter wrongdoing within companies and foster an ethical culture. The Whistleblower Protections Act was passed by Parliament on 19 February 2019. It received royal assent on 12 March ...

FASEA exam results spark debate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... that this exam was to get rid of a third of advisers by bellcurving the result, it is to test that advisers know their ethical and legal obligations. What it has shown (as I have long believed) is that most advisers understand both, and it is only a ...

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... 20 June to 24 June. Candidates were tested in three areas: financial advice regulatory and legal obligations; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication; and financial advice construction. Under new financial adviser requirements within ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... review is to ensure that tax agent services are provided to the public in accordance with appropriate professional and ethical standards. The review will involve consultation with representatives from the accounting, taxation, consumer advocacy and education ...

IOOF rejigs CRO role, appoints successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... Partners for about a year, and was managing director of The Data Institute, which aims to improve data governance and the ethical use of artificial intelligence. "We look forward to benefitting from Amanda's expertise in this space as we explore ...

AMP Capital revamps ethical super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
AMP Capital announced a series of updates to its ethical superannuation funds - including a new name, enhanced screens and an industry-first advisory committee. Previously known as the AMP Capital Responsible Investments Leaders funds, the funds will ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... investment research Ian Woods believes impact-washing poses a serious threat to the impact investing movement and the wider ethical investing industry. Impact investing must have an intention and aim to solve a problem to have a real impact, and there ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... decisions are made with a mind to the potential impact they may have on the environment. "At Future Super, we have strict ethical investment criteria that we follow when adding to our portfolio, and we choose options that we believe will produce superior ...