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Award-winning adviser joins APESB

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has announced the appointment of a new director, and it now sees the board have equal gender representation for the first time. Business owner and principal at Quantum Financial, Claire ...

NAB launches asset backed green bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Certified" ABS transaction to meet the criteria for certification under the Climate Bonds Standard by the Climate Standards Board. "NAB is naturally excited to leverage and extend its position as Australia's leading debt financier of renewable energy ...

Australians more reluctant to seek professional advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... from a professional. The survey was conducted by global research firm GfK on behalf of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and in conjunction with the Financial Planning Association (FPA). It found that Australians rely less on planners and ...

Financial planning director to leave AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... within AMP, but across the industry," he added. Helmich will continue to chair the International Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and is also Chair of Future2, the FPA Foundation.

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... that the advice profession is very well established here in Australia. "IOSCO - of which the Financial Planning Standards Board [and ASIC] is an affiliate member - recently analysed the impact of automatic financial advice and the regulatory challenges," ...

Future Fund alternatives head joins Hedge Fund Standards Board

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Future Fund's head of debt and alternatives David George has joined the board of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB). The HFSB said the appointment emphasises the important role of sovereign wealth funds in promoting better practices in the hedge ...

FSC advice regulation plan leaves AMP cold

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Advice Board Committee, which includes a representative from AMP. The FSC proposal to set up an Advice Competency Standards Board (ACSB) to oversee the development of competency standards, adviser education and the register of advisers has stirred controversy ...

FPA rejects FSC adviser regulation plans

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), asked the government to set up a new body, the Advice Competency Standards Board (ACSB), to oversee the development of competency standards, adviser education and the register of advisers. The proposed ...

Body needed to monitor adviser competency: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The financial advice sector is in need of change and a new Advice Competency Standards Board should lead the transformation, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). The new body would oversee the development of competency standards, adviser ...

Certified financial planners report higher profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... study was conducted by independent researchers Comparator and the results were released by the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), owner of the international CFPA(R) Certification Program. The study surveyed 92 financial services firms in 12 territories ...