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FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... that accounts for about one quarter of the advisers on ASIC Financial Adviser Register. Newton provided some practical insights for undertaking not only the exam but the ethics course. She shared that the assignments were surprisingly challenging for ...

CommInsure cops $700k hawking fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... that has been applied in court today. The penalty relates to sales of a product called Simple Life conducted by Aegon Insights on behalf of CommInsure between October and December 2014, when it ceased all outbound telemarketing of life insurance," a ...

APRA responds to industry concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... the financial year preceding that covered by the BPR," the regulator said. "However, in APRA's view, the results and insights from the comparison and analysis...including trends over time, will provide a rich source of data that will be relevant to the ...

FASEA chief to provide update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... session and is expected to provide an update on the FASEA Code of Ethics. He will also speak as part of the FASEA exam insights workshop. De Gori said: "We're really looking forward to having Stephen address the Congress at this workshop, alongside ASIC ...

Paraplanners tackle compliance challenges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... said: "We see many files that site theoretical benefits of a new product, such as broader investment options." These insights from ASIC explain the kind of justification that is required to switch products in a compliant manner, Docker said. ASIC is ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... attendees encouraged to book into sessions upon registration, Tate-Lovery said the panel session providing FASEA exam insights on day two and another on the future of Statements of Advice have proven most popular. Other hot topics to be discussed at ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... opposes "cookie cutter" advice that doesn't take clients' life stages into account. His session, he says, will offer insights on how advisers can move away from it and towards a more wholesome approach to financial planning.

Advisers serious about licensee due diligence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... take their time, ask uncomfortable questions and get to know any potential licensee partners on a personal level." The insights have been garnished from feedback Paragem has received while recruiting advisers. Common requests received from advisers during ...

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... key attributes: strengthening the prudential framework, sharpening APRA's supervisory focus and sharing the regulator's insights to better inform industry and the public about APRA's work. APRA said its new "more transparent approach" builds on the Prudential ...

CommInsure enters guilty plea

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank. "Between October and December 2014, CommInsure, through its agent, telemarketing firm Aegon Insights Australia...unlawfully sold life insurance policies known as Simple Life over the phone," ASIC said. "CommInsure provided ...