FOFA

Policy & Regulation

Financial planners move on from FOFA 'wedge'

The Association of Financial Advisers tells its members it is time to move on with the new post-FOFA environment despite being wedged by the Govt and Industry Super Netwo...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA unknowns still a concern

The Future of Financial Advice reforms may have passed through the House of Representatives but there is plenty of unknown detail causing concern to the major association...

Editorial

Will Bill Shorten deliver on his FOFA promise?

In the lead up to the Federal Budget it remains to be seen whether the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, will deliver on legislating the restricted use of th...

Policy & Regulation

Software developers respond to FOFA and GFC

Investment Trends' 2011 Planning Software Report has indicated developers tended to consolidate existing functionality in response to FOFA and the GFC in 2011, rather tha...

Financial planning

Flying high to regulate

APRA reveals just how much it costs to travel and regulate....

Financial planning

Australia's streamlined regulatory system an advantage: Nick Sherry

Australia's current financial markets' regulatory structure gives it an advantage compared to the byzantine structures in other markets, according to Nick Sherry....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA's true opportunity lies in scaled advice: John Brogden

The best way to get more Australians receiving financial advice in the near future is the introduction of scaled advice, according to the Financial Services Council chief...

Policy & Regulation

AFA pinpoints outing of ISN as an achievement

The Association of Financial Advisers says exposing the degree to which the Industry Super Network was driving the Future of Financial Advice changes represented one of t...

Financial planning

Is FOFA an opportunity to refocus on financial advice?

Stephen Bartholomew proposes financial advisers take the Future of Financial Advice reforms into their own hands....

Editorial

ISN advertising reflects good financial advice

Financial planners should take heart that the Industry Super Network appears to have changed the 'messaging' contained in its television advertising....

Financial planning

Industry codes need 'radical surgery'

The industry's existing codes of conduct will require 'pretty radical surgery' before ASIC is likely to deem them sufficient, says Mallesons senior associate Michael Math...

Policy & Regulation

Carrying the cost of FOFA

The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...

Financial planning

Separation of product from financial advice vital

Unaligned dealer groups cannot establish in-house funds management businesses and hope to maintain their independence, according to Tupicoffs partner Neil Kendall....

Financial planning

Latest Money Management iPad edition now out

Money Management's new iPad edition is out now, bringing you our best in news, features and commentary, as well as loads of exclusive content....

Policy & Regulation

BFPPG lauds FPA's FOFA outcome

The Boutique Financial Planning Principals Group has endorsed the FPA's handling of FOFA negotiations - particularly recognition of the term 'financial planner'....