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Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... replacing the role of code monitoring bodies which were due to be established by industry associations under professional standards reform. From the start of 2020 the financial advice Code of Ethics will become law and financial advisers will be expected ...

Life industry steps toward trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... framework. The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and the Life Insurance Professional Standards Working Group (LIPSWG) have come together to establish a professional standards framework. A memorandum of understanding ...

Dealer group to fight grandfathered commissions ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... it clear that grandfathered commissions do not involve misconduct or fees for no service or breaches of professional standards or community expectations inherently. "Grandfathered commissions are legitimate income supported by the advice to the Labor ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... executive Sally Loane said the announcement shows leadership and commitment to ensuring the success of the new professional standards by recognising the implementation challenges faced by existing advisers. "The Minister is demonstrating that she is ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... advisers but did not deliver the announcement of an extension to the deadline for advisers to meet the professional standards requirements. Asked by Financial Standard whether a deadline extension is still on the cards, Senator Hume said: "I think we ...

Adviser of the Year finalists named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... leadership and ideologies can forge a path forward for their peers, as we embark on a united journey towards professional standards." Hugh Robertson of Centaur Financial Services won the award last year. The AFA Adviser of the Year Award is a joint initiative ...

FASEA exam results spark debate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... long believed) is that most advisers understand both, and it is only a minority that have acted out of our professional standards." Cooper conceded that there is likely to be an ongoing debate around adviser education. "It may raise a further debate ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... will be the first opportunity for our adviser community to gain the most up-to-date progress report on Professional Standards, FASEA and the implementation of Royal Commission implementations," he said "It is so important that delegates have the opportunity ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... which it believes has been discounted by the proposed legislation. As a result, FPA head of policy and professional standards Ben Marshan said the association wants TPD insurance to be carved-out of the legislation, so it remains as an opt-out policy ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... Practice certificates and has had significant involvement with the association including as a member of the Professional Standards and National Membership committees and chair of the West Australia Local Community. She was also a board member and treasurer ...