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Financial planning

Financial planning groups are restructuring salary models to make sure their planners are rewarded after the ban on commissions officially comes in on 1 July 2013....

Editorial

Why income protection is behind the times

Many definitions within life insurance have been subject to drastic changes as time rolled past. However, Col Fullagar notes income-protection cover definition is one of ...

Policy & Regulation

Intra-fund advice no panacea in FOFA fallout

The Financial Services Council has warned the PJC that FOFA will fail in its core objective - making financial advice more affordable....

Financial planning

UK clients willing to pay only AUD$230 for financial advice

An average UK consumer is willing to pay no more than AUD$230 for financial advice, according to a survey carried out by CoreData in the UK....

Financial planning

ASFA concerned about director remuneration models

The remuneration of superannuation fund directors should be publicly disclosed, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia....

Financial planning

ASFA concerned about director remuneration models

The remuneration of superannuation fund directors should be publicly disclosed, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia....

Financial planning

FSC urges disclosure of superannuation remuneration

The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....

Financial planning

FSC urges disclosure of superannuation remuneration

The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....

Financial planning

Merger threat to investment platform FUM

Industry consolidation, particularly involving large dealer groups, has the potential to shift large volumes of funds under management from current investment platforms i...

Policy & Regulation

ISN urges PJC to leave FOFA intact

The Industry Super Network (ISN) has urged the Parliamentary Joint Committee to leave FOFA intact and lamented Government concessions on risk in superannuation and annual...

Editorial

The cost of playing by FOFA's rules

The second tranche of the Government's Future of Financial Advice legislation has laid out the remuneration and best interests ground rules for financial planners but, as...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA tranche contains unintended consequences

The Financial Services Council (FSC) warns FOFA tranche may restrict the ability of financial services companies to provide scalable financial advice....

Policy & Regulation

Second FOFA tranche gives scope to argue on volume rebates

FOFA second tranche has provided scope for financial planning groups to argue legitimacy of some volume rebates....

Policy & Regulation

Shorten introduces FOFA second tranche

<b>Updated:</b> The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has introduced the second tranche of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation in to the Parli...

Policy & Regulation

FPA members better prepared for FOFA, survey says

Members of the Financial Planning Association are more prepared to meet the changes required by the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes....