The release of draft amendments to FOFA have been welcomed but representative bodies still to pick through the details...
The Federal Government has released draft FOFA amendments which it will introduce by regulation wherever possible...
Industry Super Australia wants the Government’s FSR process to traverse conflicts of interest and the role of sales and advice personnel....
Planners unsure about FDS provision ahead of month-end deadline ...
FPA CEO Mark Rantall rebuffs ISA’s criticisms of Government’s FOFA amendments....
Educational programs launched by some vertically integrated dealer groups are nothing more than a product push to advisers, says Anne Fuchs....
Boutique Financial Planners Principals' Group (BFPPG) has renewed its push for transparent licensee ownership disclosure, hoping the rounding off of FOFA reforms will all...
The threat of regulatory change has outranked cyber crime and PR disasters as the greatest risk to the financial services industry, a survey shows. ...
FOFA reforms have not impacted recruitment within financial services, with some businesses looking to increase staff numbers....
Large number of planning practices ready to act on grandfathering amendments after preparing in advance....
Changes to FOFA highlight the need for specialist SMSF advice, according to SPAA....
In a bidding war that has lasted much of the year, The Trust Company board recently advised its shareholders to reject the latest takeover proposal by Equity Trustees in ...
Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...
The recognition of women in the financial services sector reached new heights this year with the launch of a number of dedicated award schemes and programs....
The Coalition signaled early that one of its first priorities if it won Government at the 2013 Federal Election would be 'Son of Wallis' – essentially an update of the Fi...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...