FOFA

Policy & Regulation

ASFA has differentiated itself from the other major super organisations by not buying into the FOFA debate beyond supporting the retention of intrafund advice. ...

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Financial planning

The FPA warns the Government some FOFA amendments could re-introduce commissions into the advice space and increase the risk of mis-selling. ...

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Financial planning

Allowing advisers and clients to 'agree’ on the scope of advice makes way for a variety of manipulation, says AIST....

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Financial planning

Aligned and non-aligned advice should be covered by separate legislation and definitions, according to an advice business broker....

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Financial planning

Watering down financial advice laws could expose consumers and regulators to another Storm Financial-type crisis, ISA says. ...

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Financial planning

Adviser education programs are at risk of being severely cut because the way they are funded is seen as conflicted remuneration, says AFA. ...

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Financial planning

Greg Medcraft says financial planning needs to undergo further cultural change, as the sector remains one of the riskiest regulated by ASIC. ...

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Financial planning

Former High Court judge Sir Anthony Mason dismisses suggestions FOFA changes will compromise best interests. ...

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Financial planning

Touted as the next frontier for accountants, Limited Australian Financial Service Licences (AFSLs) are starting to gain traction with planners too. But what makes them so...

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Financial planning

Free education campaign to prepare members for implementation of TASA...

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Financial planning

Sinodinos says the Government does not intend to speculate on hypothetical court challenges to FOFA as posed by the ISA. ...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) says that contrary to recent reports, general advice amendments have no bearing on the activities of financial advisers. ...

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Financial planning

Planners should be articulating the value of advice instead of debating finer points of legislation. ...

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Financial planning

Despite all the negative publicity, Commonwealth Financial Planning has exited its 2011 EU with ASIC....

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Editorial

No one should be surprised by Industry Super Australia CEO David Whiteley's response to the release by the Government of an options-stage Regulatory Impact Statement of i...

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