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Superannuation

Industry backs Shorten concession on risk in super

The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...

Editorial

ISN's FOFA politicking finally attracts FPA criticism

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has finally called a spade a spade. It has accused the Industry Super Network (ISN) of using its political influence and the Futu...

Policy & Regulation

Shorten faces more FOFA pressure

Financial planners are set to maintain their lobbying against the Government's FOFA proposals....

Editorial

Financial planners count the costs of client engagement

New research confirms consumers who use financial planners are generally happy with the service they receive but, as Mike Taylor reports, it also points to how many clien...

Editorial

FOFA squeezing smaller players out

It is now becoming increasingly clear that one of the major consequences of the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will be further industry consolidat...

Financial planning

FPA backs planners, but questions ISN

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive, Mark Rantall, has pointed to the fact that many industry fund planners are members of the FPA....

Editorial

FOFA's air of inevitability

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, stirred up a great deal of anger and resentment recently by saying that he did not believe the key ...

Policy & Regulation

Valuations head down on FOFA worries

The policy uncertainty surrounding the Federal Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice changes appear to have contributed to wiping up to 15 per cent off the val...

Superannuation

Shaping up for MySuper

The Federal Government may have made its intentions for the proposed MySuper regulations reasonably clear, but many industry participants are still unsure about the best ...

Financial planning

Industry funds have edge - even MTAA

New Roy Morgan Research reveals the degree to which industry funds have gained an edge in the minds of members....

Policy & Regulation

Planners reject FOFA

More than 90 per cent of financial planners responding to a Money Management survey believe that the Government's current Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will h...

Editorial

End of the 'phony war' on FOFA

With the Government’s release of its Future of Financial Advice proposals, Mike Taylor writes that the financial planning industry now has a tangible target at whic...

Financial planning

Pre-existing volume rebates to be grandfathered

The Financial Services Council has confirmed transitional arrangements on volume rebates involving the grandfathering of those existing before 30 June, 2012....

Editorial

Are industry super funds playing with a stacked deck?

Perceptions exist that the industry super funds have succeeded in having the Government stack the cards against financial planners. Mike Taylor writes it is up to the Ass...

Financial planning

Intra-fund advice not your competition: Shorten

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has told financial planners that there is no need to compete with the intra-...