FOFA

Policy & Regulation

The legislative changes evolving from the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms may force the Federal Government to finally move on the tax treatment of legacy financ...

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Financial planning

The underlying product thresholds defining retail and wholesale investments are set to double as the Government canvasses new rules....

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Editorial

The Government's Future of Financial Advice proposals may serve to alter the legislative environment but, as Mike Taylor writes, new research suggests much more is requir...

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Financial planning

The current reform revolution is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get it right and improve trust in the industry, but several proposed changes risk taking the reform...

Policy & Regulation

Paragem’s network expands as the company sees promise in the FOFA reforms....

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Policy & Regulation

The key lobby groups making up the financial services industry are hoping to see the first draft of the legislation emanating from the Government’s Future of Financ...

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Editorial

The role of licensee payments from platform providers has become a bone of contention in the financial advice industry, writes Marianne Perkovic....

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Editorial

The financial planning industry has ended 2010 amid just as much uncertainty as the beginning of the year, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

Richard Klipin takes a look at 2010 and the impact it has had on the financial planning industry....

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Financial planning

Financial planners are ending 2010 in reasonable shape, and while some are feeling uncertain about their prospects for the New Year, many are exercising caution rather th...

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Financial planning

The University of New England has signed an articulation agreement with RG 146 training provider, Mentor Education Group, allowing Mentor graduates to knock up to 42 per ...

Financial planning

The first meeting of the Government’s financial advice advisory panel was held in Sydney yesterday, but the panel members have been asked to keep the issues discuss...

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Financial planning

While there has been some speculation that Perpetual would be the next logical takeover target in a rapidly consolidating Australian wealth management industry, few expec...

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Financial planning

Financial planners will be closely watching the discussion and debate surrounding the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms....

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Editorial

As the Federal Treasury reaches the final stages of its consultation process around the Future of Financial Advice reforms, the debate has seemed closed to the very peopl...

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