AFA

Editorial

Will Bill Shorten deliver on his FOFA promise?

In the lead up to the Federal Budget it remains to be seen whether the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, will deliver on legislating the restricted use of th...

Policy & Regulation

AFA pinpoints outing of ISN as an achievement

The Association of Financial Advisers says exposing the degree to which the Industry Super Network was driving the Future of Financial Advice changes represented one of t...

Editorial

Why the FOFA infighting needs to end

Some of the players might not approve of the way in which the FOFA bills will ultimately be shaped but, as Mike Taylor reports, a Money Management roundtable has conclude...

Financial planning

Lingering uncertainty on scaled advice

Scaled advice remains an area of considerable uncertainty despite the Future of Financial Advice bills having passed the House of Representatives....

Policy & Regulation

AFA and FSC link on FOFA forum

The Financial Services Council and Association of Financial Advisers have joined together to provide a forum looking at life in a post-FOFA financial planning world....

Financial planning

Financial advisers urged to be cautious on technology investment

Financial advisers should take certain precautions when investing in technology, according to Synchron chair Michael Harrison....

Financial planning

ISN urged to stop anti-financial planner advertising post-FOFA

The Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association say the ISN has no justification for maintaining its anti-planner advertising post-FOFA....

Policy & Regulation

AFA ready with 'principles of practice'

The FPA's code of conduct will not be the only approach considered by ASIC, with the Association of Financial Advisers's principles of practice also ready for implementat...

Policy & Regulation

Divided industry in wake of FOFA bills

Strongly divergent views have emerged from Australia's major financial planning organisations in the wake of the FOFA bills, while the Opposition has made a policy commit...

Policy & Regulation

AFA urges Bill Shorten's direct involvement

The Association of Financial Advisers urges Bill Shorten to become involved in FOFA discussion rather than allowing Industry Super Network to act as an intermediary....

Financial planning

Cormann in disbelief over alleged FOFA deal

The Coalition has expressed disbelief the FPA may have done a deal with the ISN conceding opt-in in exchange for other concessions including enshrining the term “financia...

Financial planning

Financial advisers learn a new language - plain English

After the introduction of the FOFA changes, financial advisers will need to use their soft skills to articulate the value of their advice. Chris Kennedy reports....

Financial planning

Why financial planners must learn to love learning

ASIC's regulatory framework around financial planner education is changing, which means many planners will have to pull their socks up and hit the books. Chris Kennedy re...

Editorial

FOFA's failings come into focus as time runs out

The financial planning industry understands that time is running out to extract key amendments to the FOFA bills and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry has distilled it...