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More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... financial advisers in Australia are not affiliated with any industry association, despite the impending professional standards reform. Rainmaker analysis shows just 12,400 of Australia's financial advisers have declared an affiliation to at least one ...

FPA appoints new chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... profession, there are also great opportunities, the association said. "We will continue to focus on strong professional standards, professional education and engagement with consumers around quality advice. At the same time, we'll be building a story ...

APRA will rethink how it assesses risk: Byres

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... said that none of the industries that APRA regulates are a profession, and supported the establishment of professional standards. "There is no defined body of knowledge or high entry standards for those who perform key roles. Where codes of conduct exist ...

ASIC delays adviser reporting deadlines

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... FAR between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2019 will be recognised as an existing provider under the new professional standards. Yesterday, ASIC said it has released a new legislative instrument that delays reporting dates on number of disclosure obligations ...

AFCA membership deadline arrives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... developing the role of codes of practice to improve customer service, along with her efforts in promoting professional standards and business ethics in the financial advice industry. We look forward to June's contributions in the new role."

BTFG faces possible union action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... the big question now is where a sustainable stream of new advisers is going to start. "We know that the professional standards journey will cement advice as a legitimate, professional career path students can follow but the question now is how are they ...

AFA gets an audience with O'Dwyer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... met with the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services to air its concerns with the FASEA proposals on professional standards. On Monday the association drew Kelly O'Dwyer's attention to its concerns with the education standards of the proposal, including ...

FASEA clarifies foreign degrees mistake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... Ethics Authority issued a clarification as to which body will assess foreign qualifications under the new professional standards. In releasing its initial guidance on foreign qualifications last week, FASEA advised that all individuals with qualifications ...

Existing but unregistered advisers at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... FAR between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2019 will be recognised as an existing provider under the new professional standards. "Therefore, financial advisers who are currently authorised to provide personal advice to retail clients on more complex financial ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... technical skills," he said. "Through Affinia Access we are equipping AFSLs with sound advice infrastructure, professional standards frameworks and management strategies to create a service offering suited to the specific needs of their business and c ...