Professional ethics #2

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Welcome to Part 2 of our mini-series on professional ethics in practice in which we’re exploring ethical dilemmas for financial advisers based on real life situations. In Part 2, Ray

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Independent research validates CFP® certification standard

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A research study into Australia’s financial planning industry comprehensively supports the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification standards of education, experience and ethics. Conducted by Dr June Smith through Victoria University, the

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Ethics and Financial Advice: The Final Frontier

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I attach a report entitled “Ethics and Financial Advice: The Final Frontier” recently released by me to key stakeholders in the Financial Services Sector. The report outlines the results of

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Financial planning going to market

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Financial planning is going to market – on screens, in newspapers and on radio – and the message will be that consumers need a plan and financial planners are professionals.

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Investing responsibly

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Investors like to make money and for many years, the companies yielding the best returns may not have always been responsible corporate citizens. History is littered with shining examples of

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Removing the roadblocks to quality financial advice

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There are numerous legal and ethical risks related to the provision of financial advice to Australian consumers, all of which may impact on the quality of financial advisory outcomes that

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How to build organisational resilience to ethical risk using integrity based mechanisms and culture

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Whilst tactics to remain competitive in a modern commercial environment often influence the belief that behaving ethically is not profitable, I like to think that a series of global financial

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New professionalism standards lift the bar on best practice in financial advice

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Centric Wealth has taken the lead in the financial advice industry by releasing its own formalised standards for best practice financial advice. The Centric Wealth Professionalism in Financial Advice Standards

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SPAA calls for changes to APESB proposed standard on how to charge for financial advice

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Proposed standards will impose unreasonable and unsustainable obligations on accountants working as financial planners The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has called for amendments to an Accounting Professional

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Professionalism and Ethics in Financial Planning

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Financial planning advice is becoming increasingly relevant to the economic objectives of Australians. However, the evidence suggests there are numerous ethical risks related to the provision of that advice and

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