Ethics for advisers

In this stage of the industry’s progression, documentation will play an important role in advisers’ ethical practices, Jon Scukovic from Park Lane Advice Group in Melbourne and Western Sydney University’s Michelle Cull discuss in a conversation that traverses some of the principles and practicalities of implementing ethical practices.

If the success of the Code of Ethics is marked by an industry that can self-regulate and hold itself to account then we are a way off, Paul Moran, a self-licensed practice owner describes alongside UNSW’s Tracy Wilcox. Moran raises the possibility that a transition to this future state could be aided by a two-tiered approach to regulation.

Advisers might have full plates, not to mention challenges managing their businesses ongoing during lockdowns and a global pandemic, but they’ve still come a long way getting their heads around the Code and ethical thinking, Griffith University’s Katherine Hunt and Prosperity Financial Services’ Nidal Danoun discuss, while highlighting that the practical implementation of ethics into every day practices might still be lagging.