Course overview
This course requires that learners embed ethical and regulatory awareness and management of ethical and regulatory issues and requirements into their understandings of the professional practices of providers of financial advice. The course introduces the importance of professional codes of ethics and conduct to their practice, the specifics of legislative and regulatory requirements that surround these practices, and the implications of these for client engagement, client relationships, financial adviser decision making, and compliant delivery of financial planning services.
- Introduction to Ethics
- Applied Ethics
- Ethics in Practice
Course learning outcomes
- Identify ethical issues and apply frameworks for ethical decision making.
- Explicate the importance of ethical codes and professional standards to the provision of financial advice.
- Commentate on the legal and regulatory frameworks that apply to financial services.
- Apply the key professional responsibilities in financial advice to various contexts.
- Deliberate on the strategic, leadership and global issues impacting the financial advice profession.