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The Association of Financial Advisers has warned against going too far to address churn when it is not systemic, and only a few advisers are guilty....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has broken new ground by ensuring CPD points will be available to delegates attending its annual conference on the Gold Coast, August 1-3....
Superannuation
The Productivity Commission's core recommendations on default funds will open up the sector to more players and reduce the primacy of industry super funds....
Financial planning
A new survey has revealed significant opposition to some elements of the Financial Services Council's anti-churn policy approach....
Financial planning
The Federal Government has recommitted to delivering on the Financial Markets Report regime evolving out of the so-called Johnson Report - the first time it has been flag...
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council is concerned about how monies levied to fund SuperStream will be spent....
Life/Risk
In order to address the issue of 'churning' in life insurance, the responsibility should fall on the underwriter to determine whether to continue with an insurance policy...
Policy & Regulation
Opposition Financial Services spokesman Mathias Cormann has paid credit to the Association of Financial Advisers's role in FOFA negotiations and reiterated his opposition...
Editorial
With the FOFA, Stronger Super and MySuper reforms finally taking shape, the financial services industry has a clearer picture of what the future holds, writes Chris Kenne...
Financial planning
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten and regulators to address Financial Services Council's August national conference on the Gold Coast....
Editorial
Until the final wording of the Future of Financial Advice legislation is released, it is impossible to assess what the opt-in agreements have actually achieved for financ...
Editorial
As ASIC moves to translate the FOFA Acts into a new regulatory environment, there appears every chance that opt-in obligations may need to become an integral part of indu...
Superannuation
Industry super funds move to provide more transparency around remuneration ahead of Government-imposed obligations....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition believes some segments of the financial planning industry got 'sold a dummy' on the manner in which approved industry codes of conduct would 'obvia...
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has supported the view of Richard St John that a last resort compensation scheme would be 'inappropriate and counterproductive' for the fin...
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