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Register to include qualifications, association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... register would not include adviser membership of a professional association or qualifications. "The register of financial advisers will enable investors, employers and ASIC to verify the credentials of financial advisers and be confident that they are ...

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Advisers in Australia should undertake a national examination to lift industry standards, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has told a parliamentary committee "The industry needs to get its house in order ...

APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... recognised agency as part of its data retention plans, Treasury is finalising its plans for a public Register of Financial Advisers and the Department of Finance readies the public sector to implement a government-wide cloud computing strategy.

Treasury seeks consultation on adviser register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Treasury has started the consultation process on the public register of financial advisers, with submissions closing on December 17. The adviser register will be implemented as an amendment to the Corporations Act and approved through regulation. The ...

Perpetual hires senior investment specialist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... Investments has appointed a senior investment specialist to provide technical product and asset class investment support to advisers. James Holt will join Perpetual in early December from Zurich, where he has served as an investment specialist, He has ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall noted that the move "will ensure competition in the financial industry by enabling advisers to freely move licenses." "FoFA should provide a better financial future to all Australians and we have advocated that the ...

Independent dealer groups eye Genesys practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Centrepoint Alliance has opened its doors to Genesys advisers after the closure of the dealership and asked them to choose a dealer group aligned with their values. "The impending closure of the Genesys dealer group has shone the spotlight once again ...

FPA shines light on "catch-all" dilemma

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The "catch-all" phrase within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) best interests' duty provision is back, with advisers wondering what it means for their businesses. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante ...

Adviser jailed for two years over $1.5M fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... Commission (ASIC) commissioner John Price said that "jail sentence shows that the court views misconduct by financial advisers very seriously." In September 2014, following a four-week trial, a jury found King guilty of stealing two parcels of Wesfarmers ...

Advisers confronted with harsh reality of whistleblowing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... but it is worth it because it makes a difference, former Commonwealth Bank adviser and whistleblower Jeff Morris told advisers at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress. "There's a moment when you suddenly realise it's you doing it," Morris ...