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Ethical obligations in a financial advice practice

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On 1 January 2020, FASEA’s code of ethics became enforceable by law, requiring advisers to comply with its 12 detailed standards. Each standard is explored in detail in FASEA’s guidance.

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19 Feb 2020

Ethics and financial abuse – responsibilities and strategies for financial advisers

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It’s hard to imagine, but statistics show up to 10 per cent of older Australians experience elder abuse. This may be financial, legal, emotional, physical or plain neglect. Sadly, much

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29 Oct 2019

Protecting your most valuable assets

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The clients of a financial advisory practice are arguably its most valuable asset; a failure to protect client data may not only have legal ramifications, it’s also a question of

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17 Sep 2019

Ethics and self-managed super funds

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Since the official introduction of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) in 1999, they have become a significant part of Australia’s $2.6 trillion[1] superannuation sector. At the end of 2018, with assets

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03 Jun 2019

Ethics and insurance in financial advice

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In the first article of this ethics series, we examined the broad application of ethics in financial practice. In this second article, the focus is on life insurances and the

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09 Apr 2019

Ethics and financial practice

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The recent Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (Royal Commission) highlighted numerous situations in which best practice – and arguably, an ethical approach to

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04 Mar 2019

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CPD: Tax and Self-Managed Super Funds
Super assets reached $4.2 trillion at the end of 2024, with SMSF assets forming roughly one third of the superannuation savings pool and exhibiting a six percent year on year [...]
CPD: Conflicts of interest – preparing for ASIC’s overhaul of RG 181
Introduction In late 2024, ASIC announced[1] it would be consulting with licensees and other stakeholders as part of its review and update of several Regulatory Guides, including RG 181- Licensing: [...]
CPD: Listed investments and the ethical practice
The announcement of tariffs to be imposed by the US heralded increased volatility across global financial markets. In such an environment, investors may be more likely to scrutinise the advice [...]
CPD: Trend following investments – patience is a virtue
Trend following strategies have several properties desirable to investors, particularly during periods of market volatility. In this article from GSFM’s investment partner Man Group explains why patience is a virtue [...]
CPD: The private credit zeitgeist
Private credit has been the topic de jour, with new funds being launched regularly over the past two to three years. What’s behind the sudden rise in the number of [...]