Although the process involving the upcoming FOFA reforms commenced a few years ago, the reforms package still looks like an unsolved jigsaw puzzle, writes Pam Roberts....
The financial services industry is slowly losing its recruitment drive as economic and regulatory uncertainties linger. However, while some find it difficult to grow, oth...
It became apparent during the Parliamentary Joint Committee hearings held to review the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills that the legislation requires significant ...
ipac securities-owned financial planning practice TFS Financial Planning, which has operated in Cairns since 1992, has acquired practices in Atherton and Townsville in no...
After months of negotiations, the Federal Government is likely to replace the so-called 'accountant's exemption' with a limited, non-product licensing regime....
Financial planning groups have expressed serious concerns about ASIC's proposal to allow transition-to-retirement (TTR) strategies within intra-fund financial advice....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has warned of the hypocrisy of allowing superannuation funds to bundle scaled financial advice costs into an over-arching adminis...
ipac securities-owned financial planning practice TFS Financial Planning, which has operated in Cairns since 1992, has acquired practices in Atherton and Townsville in no...
It is up to the financial planning industry to actively lift its standards regardless of what arises out of the FOFA legislation, according to Association of Financial Ad...
The Opposition is demanding the Government reveal the costs and benefits of its FOFA legislation....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....
Mike Taylor reports that the likelihood of a bipartisan report and meaningful amendments emerging from the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills is becom...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....
Wealth Today has announced the appointment of Bob Scherini as head of adviser services....
The number of Australians receiving financial advice will double under the FOFA reforms while the number of advisers will remain stable, according to research commissione...
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 ...