FINANCIAL ADVICE

Editorial

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....

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Editorial

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...

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Editorial

It became apparent during the Parliamentary Joint Committee hearings held to review the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills that the legislation requires significant ...

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Financial planning

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...

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Accounting

After months of negotiations, the Federal Government is likely to replace the so-called 'accountant's exemption' with a limited, non-product licensing regime....

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Financial planning

Financial planning groups have expressed serious concerns about ASIC's proposal to allow transition-to-retirement (TTR) strategies within intra-fund financial advice....

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Financial planning

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...

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Financial planning

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...

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Financial planning

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...

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Policy & Regulation

The Opposition is demanding the Government reveal the costs and benefits of its FOFA legislation....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

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Editorial

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...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

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Financial planning

Wealth Today has announced the appointment of Bob Scherini as head of adviser services....

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Policy & Regulation

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...

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