CPD: Top 10 tips for providing ethical advice

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) does more than hear complaints; it also provides tools to help financial advisers meet their legal and ethical obligations throughout the advice process. This

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10 tips for ethical advice

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As well as investigating complaints, AFCA provides tools to help financial advisers meet their legal and ethical obligations when providing advice. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines some of

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Ethics and your fiduciary duty

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A financial adviser’s fiduciary duty to their clients is both a legal and ethical requirement. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, explores the significance of fiduciary duty in ethical financial

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Ethics and the professional adviser

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In financial planning, ethics can be distilled into acting in the client’s best interests at all times, acting with competence, honesty, integrity and fairness. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM

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Ethics, informed consent and the Statement of Advice

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In today’s complex financial landscape, seeking guidance from a professional financial adviser has become increasingly important. This article, proudly sponsored by GSMF, examines the relationship between an SOA, informed consent

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Managing ethics and referral or outsource partners

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It’s a rare financial advice practice that doesn’t have referral partners that they send business to or receive business from. Using third party outsource providers for non-client facing elements of

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Ethics and your peers

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Ethics and the values that underpin them provide a moral compass by which people live their lives. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines ways that a financial advice practice

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The important role of business culture in an ethical financial advice practice

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Financial advisers play a crucial role in helping Australians achieve their financial goals. However, the trustworthiness and credibility of financial advisers have been eroded in recent years due to various

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Ethical standards – a review (Part two)

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The Code of Ethics became law on 1 January 2020 to ensure best practice across Australia’s financial advice providers. In this article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, standards seven to twelve

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=Ethical standards – a review (Part one)

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The Code of Ethics became law on 1 January 2020 to ensure best practice across Australia’s financial advice providers. In this article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, standards one to six

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