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FOFA
Editorial
The Australian financial services industry is facing some serious challenges through 2012 – something which Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden pointe...
Policy & Regulation
Coalition dissents on Parliamentary Joint Committee's FOFA report and argues for the abandoning of financial advice opt-in and for changes to best interests....
Financial planning
ASIC warned that seeking to revisit a ban on direct payments from fund managers to research providers would be counter-productive....
Financial planning
The Institute of Public Accountants wants a post-FOFA regime allowing accountants to provide general financial advice, including around SMSF establishment....
Financial planning
The Financial Ombudsman Service has admitted it has only minimal specific information about the number of intra-fund advice disputes it handles....
Financial planning
ASIC warned that seeking to revisit a ban on direct payments from fund managers to research providers would be counter-productive....
Policy & Regulation
The Government is expected to announce variable transitionary arrangements around the implementation of FOFA....
Policy & Regulation
Observers attending the parliamentary committees reviewing the FOFA bills are concerned at the absence of the Australian Greens....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Planning Association has asked the Government to allow a one-year transition timeframe for the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms....
Editorial
If Bill Shorten did not already have enough reason to announce appropriate transition periods for the implementation of FOFA and the Stronger Super legislation, he might ...
Financial planning
In an effort to enhance business-to-business and business-to-client relationships, Australian Financial Services Group Limited' (AFS) has backed mobile technology as the ...
Editorial
Although financial planners are in for another tough year, the Financial Planning Association's Mark Rantall believes this could be a good time to reflect on how to creat...
Editorial
The Government seems determined to bring on parliamentary debate about the FOFA bills well before the May Budget but, as Mike Taylor reports, Financial Services Minister ...
Financial planning
Australia's key financial planning industry organisations have been heartened by a declaration by NSW independent Rob Oakeshott that he will oppose 'opt-in' when the Gove...
Financial planning
Platform providers have invested around $130 million on new developments in 2011, with MLC Wrap and Navigator platforms receiving the highest ranking from financial plann...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...