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In the aftermath of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority outlining its approach to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics, questions...

Financial planning

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has said it will take the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics into account in making its determi...

Financial planning

Consumers prefer engaging statements of advice such as videos, infographics, and quizzes rather than traditional paper-based SOAs, according to the Financial Planning Ass...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is canvassing what the industry might look like over the next half-decade including whether a new licensing regime may evolve....

Financial planning

Industry submissions to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority were calling for a 12-month adviser code exemption just a week before the Australian Securiti...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has launched FPA Community, for the 14,000 membership to connect online....

Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers believes the approach adopted by ASIC will give the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority an opportunity to engage in gen...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is touting the presence of Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority chief executive, Stephen Glenfield, at its annual congress ...

Financial planning

Questioning by a Liberal Senator has seen the Australian Securities and Investments Commission confirm that Royal Commissioner, Kenneth Hayne, got it wrong on intra-fund ...

Financial planning

The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology has received a written request for a delay in the implementation of the Financial A...

Features

Mike Taylor writes that 2019 proved challenging for the financial advice industry not least because of the Royal Commission and the Government’s determination to impleme...

Financial planning

Questions are being asked about why the board of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has avoided direct engagement with key industry groups for more than...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have questioned why dealer group licensees rather than practicing advisers have been included in the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority c...

Policy & Regulation

Mortgage brokers themselves rather than credit licensees should be made to honour a best interest duty to clients, according to the Financial Planning Association....

Financial planning

Financial advisers looking for certainty around the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam timetable are faced with the reality that Parliament is fast run...

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