FOFA

Financial planning

Lifeplan Funds Management has upgraded NextGen Investments Lifeplan Education Investment Fund investment products as part of a move to comply with the new FOFA regulatory...

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Policy & Regulation

The financial advice industry's FOFA lobbying effort has highlighted the need for a united voice, according to a panel of experts....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has been accused of taking a "backward and capricious step" by altering the tax settings on superannuation in the forthcoming Federal Budget....

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Financial planning

Recent changes to the laws governing platforms, such as an increase to the net tangible asset requirement, will make it harder for dealer groups to bring platform service...

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Financial planning

Compliant industry codes of conduct deemed to obviate the need to comply with opt-in requirements will have to meet a hefty set of criteria, according to ASIC commissione...

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Superannuation

Opposition Senator David Bushby says Government over-egged FOFA but wants the same "zeal" applied to superannuation governance changes....

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Editorial

From his conversations with financial advisers, TAL Limited’s Jim Minto has identified three game-changing topics....

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Editorial

If the financial planning industry has learnt one lesson from the FOFA process, it is the vital importance of political activism, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

Level of interest sees AFA/FSC upgrade to a larger venue for their Future of Financial Advice forum....

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Financial planning

Paul Derham and Sonnie Bailey share a few mistakes they’ve seen financial planners make over the years and outline tips for saving time and money....

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Editorial

The collapse of Storm Financial and Trio Capital are cited as the catalysts for strengthening the powers of the regulators via FOFA and Stronger Super, but as Mike Taylor...

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Policy & Regulation

The intra-fund fee legislated under FOFA does not allow corporate superannuation advisers to charge for the services they provide, according to Corporate Superannuation S...

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Policy & Regulation

A surprisingly large response to a combined Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Services Council forum on the Future of Financial Advice changes indicates fin...

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Financial planning

Life insurance and annuities have become far bigger parts of the revenue model for financial planners, according to the latest data compiled by Wealth Insights....

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Financial planning

As the industry moves towards a fee-for-service model, financial advisers need to better understand their service costs per client and adopt scaled advice solutions to se...

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