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Policy & Regulation
AustralianSuper has urged against any delays to the implementation of FOFA, claiming the financial advice industry has had sufficient time....
Financial planning
CommInsure's Wholesale Life division has launched an online application and underwriting platform for two of its largest industry superannuation fund clients....
Life/Risk
The financial advice industry is failing to do enough to convince consumers of the need for adequate insurance cover, according to Tim Browne, general manager for retail ...
Financial planning
MLC has reshuffled the executive structure of its financial advice businesses, according to MLC advice and marketing executive general manager Richard Nunn....
Editorial
Investor sentiment is still low and financial advisers are blamed for losses. Advisers will face a difficult period in the next 12 months, but will be presented with a ra...
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA's) handling of superannuation funds needs to be just as transparent as its handling of the major banks, according t...
Financial planning
The ISN has used an ASIC report that found around 90 per cent of income of the top 20 licensees is paid by product providers to reiterate calls for key elements of the FO...
Financial planning
Opt-in and best-interest reforms are a waste of time and a cost burden, according to Alexis Compliance and Risk Solutions director Christina Kalantzis....
Editorial
Despite some media reports to the contrary, Mike Taylor writes that the top 20 licensees in the financial planning industry emerged in reasonable shape from ASIC’s review...
Rate the raters
Claims by the financial planning industry that all industry participants, including research providers, should be liable for some client losses has been met with a mixed ...
Financial planning
The Federal Government needs to start treating the Industry Super Network (ISN) and other elements of Industry Fund Services as what they really are - elements of a verti...
Financial planning
Synchron is encouraging its advisers to lobby politicians against the FOFA reforms, which it says pander to the 'socialist' union super fund movement....
Editorial
The Government needs to consider all sides of the debate as it prepares to release the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation, writes Mike Taylor....
Financial planning
Synchron has lashed out at the Government, the industry funds and what it sees as the 'socialist' agenda behind the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms....
Financial planning
Industry Super Network uses more research to pressure Govt on annual opt in....
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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...