Showing 1 to 10 of 35 articles: BRYAN ASHENDEN | THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022 It has been over two years since it became mandatory for all Australian financial advisers to adhere to the Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics 2019, better known as the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) Code of Ethics ... Read more YOLANDA BEATTIE | THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022 In 2016 when Lady Quentin Bryce walked into the Fund Manager of the Year awards, she turned to a leading female portfolio manager and asked, "where are all the women?". Read more RAY MCHALE | FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021 Consideration of trust and trustworthiness in the financial advice industry is unavoidable. This is because the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) Code of Ethics (FASEA Code) is unequivocal. Read more ATTRACTA LAGAN | THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021 What would you do if you found a colleague's behaviour unacceptable, even unethical? Most of us believe we will speak up, however, research shows we often fail to act on our ethical intent. The result is moral muteness, the gap between our ethical ambitions ... Read more ANITA LEMAIRE | TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021 With Australia's COVID-19 vaccine program in full swing, businesses and banking institutions across the country are cautiously optimistic that the nation's economic recovery is about to kick into gear. Read more ANGELIQUE AKSENOFF | THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021 Individuals like Melissa Caddick, Melinda Scott and Bernie Madoff, when first exposed, initially elicit expressions of shocked disbelief; quickly replaced by outrage, overreaction and their categorisation as outliers. Read more RAY MCHALE | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021 The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) Code of Ethics (Code) consists of the five ethical values of trustworthiness, competence, honesty, fairness, and diligence; and these underpin the prescribed 12 standards. Read more PAUL DERHAM | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020 Chances are you are reading this paper on an electronic device. You may have used the same device to video-chat with others, message your team and create or send documents-in the last hour. Navigating the device and its various software tools can be ... Read more JENNIFER SHAW | FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020 Time and again, the courts hear cases concerning vulnerable elderly people who have been taken advantage of financially by their own family members. This paper examines the circumstances in which the court will set aside 'gifts' from elderly ... Read more MICHELE LEVINE | FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020 Regulators have focused intensely on 'fairness' following the numerous scandals involving overcharging, underservicing and poor customer outcomes that were laid bare in the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial ... Read more |
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A promising year
STEPHEN PERERA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
PERERA CROWTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
PERERA CROWTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD
The advice industry is poised to turn the corner in 2022. Leading a major association and his own practice, Perera Crowther Financial Services founder Sam Perera is confident advisers will finally have their watershed moment. Karren Vergara writes.