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Shail Singh
LEAD INVESTMENT AND ADVICE OMBUDSMAN
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL COMPLAINTS AUTHORITY
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL COMPLAINTS AUTHORITY
To be successful as Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA) lead ombudsman for investments and advice, one requires empathy, impartiality, and rationality. Shail Singh shares how he also uses legal and financial advice expertise to help consumers, small businesses, and member firms. Karren Vergara writes.
The continuing lack of common sense & accountability & responsibility never ceases to amaze me. Here is the Lead person for ASIC again as a prime example. If you are an authorised rep under an AFSL - the AFSL already has to ensure that you meet all of your ongoing CPD/Training & have to be fit/proper for purpose - otherwise WHY are the AFSL's licencing them in the 1st place ?
Another beautiful "handball" too about the exam - yes we are responsible for administering it, but we have nothing to do with the format or what is in it - i.e. Not My Problem !!! And Stephen Jones wants to hire an extra 8,000 public servants.
If you are an authorised representative under an AFSL and registered on the Financial Adviser Register - ASIC should simply be able to "copy and paste" the list to FCSP - this should be a "No Brainer"