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FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The bill to extend deadlines for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam and education requirements has passed the House of Representatives. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No.3) Bill amends the Corporations Act so that ...

Former Macquarie adviser cops lifetime ban

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... (2001-2008). Acworth's ban comes as part of the corporate regulator's wealth management project, which aims to lift standards among Australia's major financial advice providers. The project focuses on the conduct of large firms such as NAB ...

Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... released a new product which it says will help financial advisers avoid getting caught out by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics. Lonsec says it has solutions to help financial advisers meet the Code of Ethics requirements ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... progression, and transparency. The super fund then mapped a company's performance within these six categories against standards set by Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), giving them an averaged percentage score for how close the company was ...

Advice industry compresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... to reach 24,059. The significant drop in numbers represents those who exited the industry post the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's 31 December 2018 deadline. As adviser numbers now stand, they are in line with the number of financial ...

Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... not practical on its own, let alone while advisers are already contending with increased education and professional standards, as well as other reforms to business fee models and falling practice valuations. The changes stand to penalise all clients ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... female participation would see the country's GDP would benefit by $60 billion over 20 years, while cumulative living standards would be raised by up to $140 billion," Elkins said. "That must be the real goal of Australia as a country. But from a retirement ...

FPA partners with Deakin University

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... for financial planners. "At a time when all financial planners are grappling with the need to satisfy new education standards and demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and competence with their clients, this partnership demonstrates our commitment ...

Permanent ban follows alleged SMSF theft

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... noted the importance of SMSF auditors and said the regulator would always take action against those who failed to meet standards. "SMSF auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the SMSF sector," Price said. "ASIC will continue to take ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12%. "This trade-off between more superannuation in retirement but lower living standards while working isn't worth it for most Australians," Coates said. "This new empirical analysis reinforces that the planned ...