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Institutions' bid to raise adviser education not genuine: FSU

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... industry." In a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) inquiry into proposals to lift the professional, ethical and education standards in the financial services industry, the FSU said that increasing qualification standards and education ...

Higher adviser education should kick off on 2018: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... inquiry. The PJC on Corporations and Financial Services is conducting an inquiry into proposals to lift the professional, ethical and education standards in the financial services industry. The FPA said that there needs to be "an appropriate transition ...

Activist Simon Sheikh launches fossil fuel free super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... contributing to the problem and instead forms part of the solution," he said, adding that some funds marketing themselves as 'ethical' or 'sustainable' still invest in coal and coal seam gas. In launching the new fund, Future Super cited research by ...

Advisers to study for 200 hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... business organisational structures and its regulation, as well as aspects of the law torts. Both courses should stress the ethical and professional responsibilities of tax financial advisers, as well as the key provisions of the Competition and consumer ...

Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
Australian Ethical has made it possible for Australians to investing in ethical fixed interest assets for the first time with the launch of a new fund. The Australian Ethical Fixed Interest Trust comprises a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar-denominated ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... being recognised as profession but still had a long way to go. "A profession is a disciplined group of individuals, with ethical standards, special skills and knowledge, and a willingness to apply this knowledge in the interests of others. "I don't think ...

Australian Ethical appoints portfolio manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Australian Ethical has appointed a portfolio manager for its $277 million Australian Ethical Larger Companies Trust. Mason Willoughby-Thomas has been an analyst at Australian Ethical for the last two years and prior to that he was at ING Investment ...

ANU enlists CAER for ESG research

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... divest from fossil fuels. Tom Swann, a spokesperson for the group, said: "We welcome ANU choosing CAER as a provider of ethical investment information. But we are still yet to see what information they are actually buying and what ANU will do with it. ...

New PJC inquiry will "close the loop" on consumer protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
A new parliamentary inquiry to lift professional, ethical and education standards in the financial services industry will help close the loop on the consumer protection mechanism, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has ...

Fitzpatricks hires former CFSGAM head of marketing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... to position the group's focus on client outcomes in wealth creation and preservation, delivered through the highest of ethical standards. "Australia needs to know that there are clear and proven alternatives to the product sales and distribution culture ...