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Thousands strike from work for climate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Today's global climate strike has resulted in 2568 Australian businesses giving their employees the day off to protest, including Australian Ethical, Future Super and IRESS. The protests,scheduled for September 20, are happening three days out from ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
The Financial Services Council echoed the advice of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in its call for a "significant" simplification of the regulatory system for tax and financial advisers. In a submission to the independent review of the Tax Practitioner's ...

AFCA ombudsman addresses adviser concerns

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
AFCA ombudsman Shail Singh has addressed common adviser concerns regarding the authority's introduction of legacy complaints. Speaking at a recent Financial Planning Association of Australia event, Singh said AFCA will apply the standard of the relevant ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A $9 billion industry fund has hired its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the ...

Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
New research from Macquarie Business School shows removing measures that promote self-interest - like performance based bonuses - is the way to promote ethical behaviour. The research, which was supported by ASIC, looked at risk culture and unethical ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Values are driving the decision-making of Australian retail investors, according to KPMG. Latest findings from the global consultancy's research arm KPMG Acuity show Australian retail investors are more concerned about values than perhaps was previously ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The Federal Government has extended the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation ...

Client ethics the future of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The personal ethics of clients are only going to become increasingly relevant to advice practices as the demographics they serve shift. Presenting at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Ethics Partners founder ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Hejaz Financial Services announced its flagship fund, the Global Ethical Fund, has outperformed Australia's other Islamic investment funds during FY19. It achieved gross returns of 6.82% per annum, while Crescent Wealth generated 4.56% per annum. ...

REP 515 divides advice community

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Association of Financial Advisers' general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson says the financial advice community has been split in two by the corporate regulator. Providing a policy outlook at the AFA National Conference in Adelaide ...