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Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... Group chief executive Nick Moore endorsed the idea, saying it was "part of the evolution of the whole financial planning industry," even if it did potentially "introduce an element of regulatory moral hazard by reducing incentive for stringent regulation." ...

Adviser wins Masters course

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... the Stella Network's one-year anniversary competition asking entrants how they supported a woman in financial planning industry in the past year. She was recognised "for her focus on quality and sustainability and her desire to support women keen to ...

Local Government Super names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... the corporate superannuation fund. Recently he has been responsible for exposing malpractice in the financial planning industry. He currently serves as a councillor on North Sydney Council. LGS manages over $8 billion in superannuation assets for around ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
Education and professional standards must be raised if the quality of advice across the financial planning industry is to be consistent, according to Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall. The industry body has labelled 2015 ...

Labor asks for bipartisan consensus on FSI super issues

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... relating to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation in an effort to lift standards in the financial planning industry. Greens' Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that "the Murray Inquiry recommendations are a big warning sign to the government ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... in this issue's feature. We also look at rise in non-aligned licensee inquiries and what this means for the planning industry. The back page profile this issue Lee White, the chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. You can ...

Winners of advice research grants revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... University is titled: "The costs, benefits and trade-offs associated with professionalising the Australian Financial Planning industry", and is led by Dr Adrian Raftery. The project from UWS is led by Sharon Taylor and it is titled: "Can a link be established ...

Financial Wisdom and Count also subject to higher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... educational standards across the CBA Wealth Management Advice business is an important step in ensuring the financial planning industry is recognised as a profession," Perkovic said.

AMP University Challenge winners revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... calibre of applications remains consistently high. It's a positive sign for the future success of the financial planning industry. "The heart of the profession is to offer financial advice to help people live better lives. There's no doubt that with ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... advisers, and monitoring and supervision for all new financial advisers. The submission argued that the financial planning industry is not ready to regulate itself. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "Despite the vast majority of planners doing ...