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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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Financial planning

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

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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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