[Part 2] Voices of experience: Advice legends tell their stories
In the second part of our series on the voices of experience in wealth management, we continue the conversation with industry stalwarts about how we got here and what the path to professionalism looks like.
December 02, 2019
AFCA won’t get ahead of ethics code
The complaints authority’s deputy chief ombudsman, June Smith, called it the elephant in the room; what would AFCA’s approach to FASEA’s Ethics Code be on 1 January, 2020?
November 29, 2019
12 month road-test likely for Code of Ethics
The authority’s CEO, Stephen Glenfield, said the current standards are “not set in stone" but he is keen to see them bedded down before requesting any legislative amendment.
November 28, 2019
Code of Ethics oversight not an ASIC priority
FASEA’s Code of Ethics takes effect from January 1, but ASIC doesn’t have the inclination or the resources to check whether licensees are monitoring advisers.
November 28, 2019
‘Regulators don’t make a profession’: Industry rises above
A global panel of advice experts joined on stage to open the FPA Congress in Melbourne after CEO Dante De Gori highlighted the association's regulatory wins for 2019.
November 27, 2019
The truth about super fees
Advice professionals from around the world traded regulation war stories at the tail end of a challenging year to open the FPA's biggest gathering in Melbourne.
November 27, 2019
ASIC reveals 5 code monitoring ‘steps’ for licensees
The regulator has released the ‘reasonable’ actions licensees will need to take in their interim ethics monitoring role, and highlighted the specific Standards it will take a "facilitative" approach to.
November 26, 2019
Licensees grapple with event sponsorship policy
While some dealer groups eschew payments from product providers to speak at adviser workshop days, most agree the inherent conflict can be managed and licensees should have the right to make their own decision.
November 25, 2019
Share your ethical dilemma
Be part of the conversation to raise the bar by submitting your ethical scenario to be included in Professional Planner’s Ethics & Professionalism podcast series.
November 25, 2019
The pointy end of professionalism
On the eve of the FPA Congress, former Professional Planner editor Simon Hoyle attends a gathering with a group of truly independent advice practice principals and reflects on the advice industry’s plight.
November 21, 2019
