PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has vowed to inform the Assistant Treasurer, Stuart Robert, of the lack of progress achieved by the Financial Adviser Standards and ...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers have named their top three challenges and it’s no surprise education reforms are in the top spot. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Tax Practitioners Board has revealed it currently has around 400 current investigations into tax practitioners, as the Federal Court upholds its decision to ban a for...

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Financial planning

Experts say the continuing uncertainty and fear surrounding the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s future requirements has adviser sentiment unsurprisingl...

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People & Products

The Association of Financial Advisers has today announced the appointment of Linda Vogel to the role of general counsel, professionalism....

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Financial planning

Catherine Walter has been appointed as the new chair for the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

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Editorial

With the passage of the Professional Standards legislation, the major employers have already set about de-risking their planning exposures, Mike Taylor writes....

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Features

Jassmyn Goh finds out what the industry’s concerns and expectations are relating to the new professional standards regime....

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Features

When the Government initially announced the professional standards bill, one of the biggest concerns was whether there would be an early retirement exodus of late-career ...

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Superannuation

The lack of SMSF trustee education required is similar to requiring an unlicensed car driver to take a driving course only if they are involved in an accident, an industr...

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Editorial

The financial services industry is facing another year of uncertainty but there will be opportunities for it to become the master of its own destiny....

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Financial planning

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, has introduced the bill to mandate professional standards and education into Parliament today....

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Financial planning

The new legislation to set higher professional standards will help Australians who are confused or uninformed about what a financial adviser can do for them, the AFA beli...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry has welcomed the Government’s announcement to introduce an independent body to set higher professional standards for advisers....

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Policy & Regulation

The Government announced a new independent standards body for financial advisers, as a part of its professional standard reforms....

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