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APRA updates enforcement approach

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... data we receive is timely and accurate," he said. "As last month's fine imposed on Westpac underlined, our reporting standards are legally binding, and we will act when necessary to ensure institutions meet their obligations. "Consequently, we have also ...

First carbon neutral super fund named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... Development Goals, including climate change," Blakey said. The carbon neutral certification is based on international standards and best practice carbon accounting. The process to become certified includes carbon accounting, independent auditing and ...

Secrets to selling revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
Standards International founder Michelle Hoskin gives her tips for successfully selling a financial advice business. Appearing at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, Hoskin revealed that businesses she had coached were worth ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The Federal Government has extended the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... advisers but did not deliver the announcement of an extension to the deadline for advisers to meet the professional standards requirements. Asked by Financial Standard whether a deadline extension is still on the cards, Senator Hume said: "I think we ...

ASIC bans financial adviser

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... documentation to clients is a serious breach of the law," Press said. ASIC said this ban is a part of ongoing efforts to improve standards across the financial services industry. It will be recorded on ASIC's publicly available Financial Advisers ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... citizens searching for action on things which matter to them. "Previously when the community wanted certain environmental standards, they elect people and this people make laws and the environmental problem gets solved," she said. "In recent decades ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... Multiforte Kate McCallum is concerned so few new advisers have entered - particularly in light of the new educational standards which include a professional year requirement. "How do we make sure we get the brightest and the best?" McCallum asks. "There ...

CountPlus' 100-day plan for Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... bring Count Financial into the modern age of advice, not only making it comply with legislation around new education standards and the banning of grandfathered commissions, but also forming a standard bearer for what a financial advice business of the ...

Finance cheats more likely to cheat: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... were more likely to also engage in professional misconduct. They sought to understand whether there are different moral standards for private relationships compared with business ethics. To examine whether a financial adviser who cheats on their spouse ...