Articles tagged with 'standards'

Auditors warned to shape up

12 March 2010 | ASIC audit of auditors detects shortcomings amid the global financial crisis.


No institution too big to fail

19 November 2009 | Bank of New York Mellon chairman calls for global reforms, warning that no institution is too big to fail.


Sub-par governance performance

9 July 2009 | Australian companies are not doing enough to meet best practice with respect to standards of governance, according to new research.


Ross Wraight appointed IFAN president

13 January 2009 | Global standards role for CPG Research and Advisory chairman.


IFSA moves for clarity on returns

26 June 2008 | Guidance note calls for standardised practices and terminology.


FPA releases practice standards

11 March 2008 | Member consultation begins.


Kiwi advisers underperforming

7 January 2008 | New study finds many advisers are failing clients.


Performance as important as capital adequacy

1 August 2007 | APRA canvasses insurance regulatory changes.


Planner numbers back on the rise

6 July 2007 | The overall number of financial planners has lifted again having recently experienced a slight lull but despite this upward trend Darin Tyson-Chan finds out a few of the leading dealer groups are happy to sacrifice quantity for quality.


Limited scope for regulatory overlap claims APRA chief

18 October 2006 | The chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, John Laker, has argued that recent efforts to harmonise arrangements with the other financial services regulators means there is now limited potential for overlap.


Praemium signs on with software standard

23 May 2006 | Portfolio administration provider Praemium has announced it will enter into the development effort for a set of standards that was jointly released last week by Coin and IWL subsidiary VisiPlan.


IFSA raises its own ethical standards

10 April 1999 | In previous Money Management columns, readers have been alerted to one of IFSA's major projects - the development of an industry code of ethics and associated practice standards and guidance notes. These were launched at the IFSA Conference 99 in Melbourne earlier this week.


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