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'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Other arguments included that Townshend was under the impression that independence requirements laid out in the Code of Ethics "did not apply to SMSFs because the relevant provisions appear on their face to be directed to members of an audit team rather ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... chief executive Maria Lykouras told yesterday's AFR event. With increased education standards, the focus on the code of ethics, uplift in some of the legislative requirements, Lykouras said that it puts JBWere in a "strong position now to focus and ...

Adviser exam records 73% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... Act and the Tax Agent Services Act; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication (including the Code of Ethics); and financial advice construction - the suitability of advice aligned to different consumer groups, incorporating consumer ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... advisers decreasing, the standards have inversely increased. From about 2018, when new education standards and the Code of Ethics were introduced, Singh said there has been an increase in the quality of advice delivered by the profession. It is "almost ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... client and providing advice that was not appropriate. He also made false and misleading statements and breached the Code of Ethics, such as the duties of trustworthiness, competence, honesty, fairness, and diligence. As a result, the panel has forced ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... panel said Mr. S contravened the Corporations Act by engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct and breaching the Code of Ethics. The FSCP ultimately ordered Mr. S's licensee to perform three successive compliance audits in relation to personal ...

ASIC releases May exam pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... Act and the Tax Agent Services Act; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication (including the Code of Ethics); and financial advice construction - the suitability of advice aligned to different consumer groups, incorporating consumer ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... (accepted in principle as per Recommendation 11). More details about the replacement SoA and the Financial Adviser Code of Ethics will be released in due course. As for conflicted remuneration, Jones accepted many components of Recommendation 13, whereby ...

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... indefinitely with no further qualifications required," Abood said. The FAA also advised a requirement to complete the Code of Ethics Graduate level subject would ensure that all practicing advisers have a shared understanding and body of knowledge of ...

ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... financial planners under the Corporations Act 2001 licensee obligations, and the Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics 2019 are heavily influenced by the licensee and others who often then apply additional requirements to financial planners. ...
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