FOFA

Editorial

Insurance changes to throw curve balls to industry

Staying ahead of the curve on the technology, consumer and regulatory fronts can help our industry to quickly adapt and prosper. Brett Clark writes....

Editorial

Why the FOFA infighting needs to end

Some of the players might not approve of the way in which the FOFA bills will ultimately be shaped but, as Mike Taylor reports, a Money Management roundtable has conclude...

Editorial

FOFA requires financial services unity

If the comments section on the Money Management website is to be taken as a guide, then the Financial Planning Association continues to weather strong criticism over the ...

Financial planning

Many FPA members disengaged

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) appears to be suffering a problem with member engagement, according to new research released by Wealth Insights....

Financial planning

FPSB praises FPA on FOFA efforts

The Financial Planning Standards Board has praised its member organisation, the Financial Planning Association, for its efforts in negotiating some of the key legislative...

Financial planning

Lingering uncertainty on scaled advice

Scaled advice remains an area of considerable uncertainty despite the Future of Financial Advice bills having passed the House of Representatives....

Policy & Regulation

AFA and FSC link on FOFA forum

The Financial Services Council and Association of Financial Advisers have joined together to provide a forum looking at life in a post-FOFA financial planning world....

Policy & Regulation

In-house funds could solve FOFA concerns, says Brian Long

Independent dealer groups wondering how they will service mass affluent clients under FOFA should consider starting up their own funds management business, says Mercer he...

Editorial

Questions swirl around FPA's FOFA deal

A document purporting to be the outline of an agreement on FOFA struck between the Financial Planning Association and the Industry Super Network caused furore in the indu...

Editorial

The FPA and ISN's FOFA agreement

Amid the furore over a document purporting to be an agreement between the Financial Planning Association and the Industry Super Network, Money Management's Mike Taylor pu...

Policy & Regulation

Late FOFA delay costs instos

While the financial services industry has welcomed the delayed implementation of the FOFA reforms, the eleventh-hour nature of the decision has cost the big institutions ...

Financial planning

New iApp edition of Money Management out now

This week's iPad edition of Money Management is out now with the latest in news, exclusive video content and features....

Financial planning

AustralianSuper extends financial planning trial

The trial financial advice arrangement between major planning groups and AustralianSuper is set to be strengthened with an informal breakfast aimed at non-senior advisers...

Policy & Regulation

SPAA aims to exempt members from opt-in

SPAA will work with ASIC to develop its in-house code of conduct so that SPAA members are exempt from opt-in requirements when the FOFA reforms take effect....

Financial planning

ISN urged to stop anti-financial planner advertising post-FOFA

The Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association say the ISN has no justification for maintaining its anti-planner advertising post-FOFA....