Super funds which provide advice around tax want exemption from requirement to register as tax agents....
Advisers are focused on compliance in the lead-up to the FOFA deadline at the expense of marketing and business development, says The Advice Exchange....
Accountants unhappy with constraints imposed by APES 230 are looking to a less fettered IPA....
Financial advisers practising within managed discretionary account (MDA) arrangements may seek the stability of a larger, more established MDA operator in order to meet A...
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) has engaged consultative firm The Encore Group to drive business growth and FOFA (Future of Financial Advice) readiness....
Lingering legislative uncertainty around FOFA has led investment platforms to reduce spending by $30 million in 2012, according to a new report by Investment Trends....
ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell suggests embracing the purpose of FOFA is necessary for planning to become a profession....
It would seem that in the mind of the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, accountants need to shoulder none of the responsibility for investors being burned by...
Financial planning software provider COIN expects to be conducting Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) adjustments for the next 18 months. ...
The industry has welcomed a Treasury draft detailing grandfathering and a transition time to 1 July, 2014....
While the 'hard' implementation date for the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulation is 1 July 2013, one financial planner has been voluntarily complying with the re...
With constant regulatory change impacting on the superannuation sector, financial planners are finding it difficult to focus on clients’ retirement needs, writes Bela Moo...
It is now nearly a month since the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, announced that the 2013 Federal Election would be held on 14 September – and despite her suggestions to ...
AFA survey reveals most believe accountants should be held to FOFA standard rather than APES 230....
Following its decision to merge with financial advisory firm Tynan Mackenzie late last year, ipac has appointed Eric Gibson, Nick Brinkworth and Craig Weber as general ma...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...