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ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
ASIC has released its consultation paper on its approach to code approval and relief powers under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations, outlining plans to take a facilitative approach to the implementation of the reforms. Australia's corporate ...

"Bad apples" slipping through the cracks: ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... how they are set up and face different risks." Coates also discussed professional codes of conduct, reinforcing that any code submitted for ASIC approval would need to encompass the full scope of the FOFA legislation. "Really, this means that it will ...

DomaCom appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... tool designed for financial advisers. In 2011, following the liquidation of CARM, DomaCom acquired a copy of the software code which, after a brand re-fit it intends to roll out to advisers in the last half of 2012 under the new name DomaCom Guided Planning ...

AFA releases draft code of conduct

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... The Association of Financial Advisers has released a member consultation paper outlining their draft professional adviser code of conduct. The draft was released with a view to it being finalised before the Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...

BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... correlated to a falling ASX 200, but without leverage or exposing investors to margin calls. The fund will trade under the ASX Code "BEAR". BetaShares said they believe this is the first managed fund in Australia that allows investors to profit from ...

Aust advisers to get dual Aust-NZ recognition

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... hold the specified qualifications will be exempt from the educational qualifications requirements for AFAs set out in the Code of Professional Conduct for AFAs, and will be able to hold a licence relevant to their practice area and qualifications in ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
The federal government's new conditional licensing regime for accountants has been applauded by professional bodies as a step to achieving broader access to financial advice. CPA Australia chief executive officer Alex Malley said the new rules are a ...

Pacific Hydro joins $315m renewable energy JV

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a $320 million consortium agreement between the industry fund owned Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro and Brazil's mining company Vale. The agreement formalises Vale's and Pacific Hydro's intentions ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry bodies have broadly welcomed yesterday's passage of the FOFA legislation through the Senate, with the focus on codes of conduct effectively setting up the industry for self-regulation amid the push towards professionalism and better consumer ...

Clarity needed for FOFA opt-in exemption

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... not enacted specifically for the purpose of opt-in, ASIC can exempt advisers from the renewal requirement where an approved code of conduct 'obviates the need for opt-in'," said Christopher Brown, Minter Ellison partner and specialist in financial services ...