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Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... invests through Future Super Investment Services, both Verve and Future Super are sub-plans of Diversa. They share an ethical investing ethos - screening out fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons and more. Hobbs said Verve's fees are comparable to many industry ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... allocation to cover each of the core asset classes. FIIG suggested best practice asset allocation should be part of the ethical standards set out by FASEA. It argued that if an adviser is providing prudent advice they should be compelled to consider ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... mishandling of the professional standards for financial adviser reforms." She said that when changes to raise the education and ethical standards were passed by parliament with bipartisan support in 2017 they were intended to come into effect by 2019. ...

Calls for overhaul of AFSL system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... set by FASEA, including passing the professional exam, meeting the education standard and ongoing compliance with the ethical standards. "The regulation of financial advice is currently tied to the recommendation of a financial product, reflecting a ...

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... and ethics driven investment products. "Research shows that over half of Australia's population are considering making ethical and responsible investments in the next five years." Egan said. "Nine out of 10 Australians also believe it's important that ...

FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... Association of Australasia webinar some financial advisers have suggested that FASEA's Code of Ethics doesn't go far enough on ethical investing. Appearing on the webinar, Federation Financial Services adviser Dave Rae pointed to an example provided ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... as a result of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown measures to access up to $1500 a fortnight per employee. Financial advisers and registered tax agents also recently won a battle for regulatory relief from the government in order to better help consumers ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... were used in 2008 have been brought in to guide the sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-op, wrote to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last week to ask him to institute the same measures for SMSF pensioners ...

Praemium rolls out investment tools, options

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... "industry first" suite of ESG options, including new screening functionality for advisers and the addition of an Australian Ethical Australian equities option to its separately managed account (SMA). Praemium has moved to embed Sustainalytics ESG research ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
For investors keen to claim their stake in local tech companies early in the wave, financial advisers have a new solution. Today the Australian stock exchange launched a new technology index, the S&P/ASX All Tech index, which in its early days will ...