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Super fund appoints GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... members. "Through automation, we can increase our speed to market while maintaining robust security protocols and quality standards," Hubbard said.

Platform appoints TPB director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... CountPlus subsidiary. She also brings experience as an Australian representative on the International Financial Planning Standards Board and the Global Standards Body for financial advisers to the role. "Berry's experience demonstrates leadership ...

FASEA adds adviser representative to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... increasing workload at CountPlus. This appointment is in addition to Hamilton's board directorship on the Professional Standards Council on which he is the Commonwealth representative as appointed by former Minister for Revenue and Financial Services ...

APRA proposes new banking data policies

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Commission. According to APRA, the move will increase accountability, support competition and lift overall industry standards in a shift towards greater transparency and scrutiny of the banking sector. The prudential regulator has pushed for all data ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
The bill to defer the education and training standards for existing financial advisers was introduced in the House of Representatives today. The bill was circulated by the authority of Michael Sukkar, minister for housing and Assistant Treasurer. It ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... underlying the Code of Ethics it advocates that the code should be amended - primarily speaking to standard 3. "The education standards in particular is an example of where we are collaborating in terms of our feedback to FASEA and our messages to members ...

FASEA under pressure on managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is under pressure to clarify its stance on all forms of managed accounts. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield confirmed he has met with the Institute of Managed Account Professionals and is considering ...

New tool launches to help FASEA code compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
With less than 20 business days until the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics comes into effect, some businesses are seeing opportunity. One such organisation is MyNextAdvice, which has launched a solution to help licensees ...

Update on FASEA code guidance on the way

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority chief executive Stephen Glenfield has confirmed more guidance on the contested Code of Ethics is imminent. Speaking to Financial Standard at the FPA Professionals Congress, Glenfield confirmed FASEA is ...

FASEA compliance has silver lining

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... at a licensee. "They now have a powerful voice, to take it to their licensees and say, 'That doesn't meet the standards of the FASEA code of ethics. That's not going to get us an outcome of being a good corporate citizen.'" However, she ...