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Policy & Regulation
The AFA has released a position paper claiming FOFA has been hijacked and is failing to meet its original objectives....
Superannuation
Core elements of the financial planning industry are calling for greater regulatory scrutiny of the contractual arrangements underpinning the multimillion dollar group in...
Policy & Regulation
With the only winners from FOFA likely to be industry funds and the big end of town, the AFA has called on the Government to delay its implementation beyond 1 July, next ...
Financial planning
Rice Warner will present a submission explaining how it arrived at the contentious $11 per client cost of opt-in that was quoted by Financial Services Minister Bill Short...
Financial planning
While the industry funds laud the FOFA legislation, the key financial planning groups maintain their rage against opt-in....
People & Products
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed experienced bank man Phil Anderson to the role of chief operating officer....
Editorial
Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has pointedly excluded the Association of Financial Advisers from those who convinced the Government to concede ground on risk commissi...
Financial planning
The current global financial jitters highlight the value of financial advice, as clients lean on advisers to guide them through difficult times, according to Association ...
Superannuation
The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...
Financial planning
The financial adviser of tomorrow will become increasingly adaptable, technologically focused and specialised, according to the Association of Financial Advisers vice pre...
Financial planning
The way planning practices charge for advice will be key to how well they deal with Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations - and charging an hourly rate is definit...
Life/Risk
A move towards opt-in and a shift to fee-for-service remuneration may force many consumers to walk away from advice about life insurance, according to AIA head of adviser...
Financial planning
Now is no time for advisers to ease up in terms of lobbying local MPs around FOFA issues, according to AFA chief executive Richard Klipin....
Policy & Regulation
The FOFA changes are weighing heavily on planners, prompting action by the AFA and Beyond Blue....
Policy & Regulation
Financial planners are set to maintain their lobbying against the Government's FOFA proposals....
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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...