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FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... additional two years to meet FASEA's qualification requirements, with the new deadline for advisers to meet the education standards 1 January 2026. The legislation to allow financial advisers the extension was contained in an omnibus bill which hit ...

Perth Mint to review audit processes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... suppliers. In a statement, Perth Mint chief executive Richard Hayes said the organisation "adheres to the highest ethical standards and is committed to boycotting conflict gold and other minerals". "We take environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

Real estate assets hit $316bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Management with $92.9 billion GLP ranks third with $70.7 billion. Amelie Delaunay, director of research and professional standards at ANREV, said the rise in Australian asset managers' real estate AUM in 2019 reflects positivity about Australian fund ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... the bill, which will amend the Corporations Act to allow financial advisers more time to meet the new FASEA education standards. "These are unfortunate but necessary amendments," McAllistor said. "They arise from the government's mishandling of the ...

ATO warns against SMSF property development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... purpose outside those permitted by the sole purpose test, whether the SMSF continues to meet the relevant operating standards and whether the arrangement includes the provisions of a loan or financial assistance (directly or indirectly) to a member or ...

New role for AMP Capital ESG head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... valuable to our clients, partners and stakeholders and will enable us to continue to drive progress, raise industry standards, and inform global best practice in sustainable investment." Chronos Sustainability managing director Nicky Amos added that ...

Calls for overhaul of AFSL system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... an AFSL and the client. "Future reforms to the regulation of financial advice should occur through the professional standards framework and rely on individual registration of financial planners." The FPA believes the continued use of the AFSL system ...

Advice job market not all doom and gloom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... They want them to be registered to provide financial advice, have their own referral network, have passed the FASEA standards or be on the way to passing, and they want them to be comfortable with technology. "Holding your Certified Financial Planner ...

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... ESG scoring system, R-Factor(TM). R-Factor draws on multiple data sources and leverages the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) widely accepted, transparent Materiality Map to generate a unique ESG score for listed companies, according ...

Clearstream rebrands Australian acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... This will allow them to benefit from lower costs, Clearstream said, as well as increased efficiency and international standards. Clearstream Banking chief executive and head of investment fund services Philippe Seyll said its Australian offering will ...