FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Transparency around who is an “aligned” or “non-aligned” adviser deemed vital....

Financial planning

Milana Pokrajac looks at some of the challenges and opportunities financial planners can expect over the next 12 months. ...

Editorial

While there are many loose ends associated with the Future of Financial Advice regime, Mike Taylor writes that the Government should avoid allowing its Financial Systems ...

Financial planning

Government claims its FOFA changes will generate $190 million in costs savings which should be passed through to consumers....

Financial planning

FOFA amendments attempt to shore up old model that will be undercut by online services. ...

Financial planning

FOS has identified planner conduct and inappropriate claims handling as possible systemic issues during the December 2013 quarter....

Financial planning

ASIC has identified financial advice as one of the most critical factors in protecting consumers and will continue to review the advice provided on complex products. ...

Financial planning

The Assistant Treasurer has denied claims by industry funds that changes to FOFA will water down consumer protection....

Financial planning

Industry Super Australia worries that changes to FOFA will bring conflicted remuneration back to financial advice....

Financial planning

Planners still required to provide FDS until FOFA amendments become law....

Financial planning

The release of draft amendments to FOFA have been welcomed but representative bodies still to pick through the details...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has released draft FOFA amendments which it will introduce by regulation wherever possible...

Financial planning

Industry Super Australia wants the Government’s FSR process to traverse conflicts of interest and the role of sales and advice personnel....

Financial planning

Boutique Financial Planners Principals' Group (BFPPG) has renewed its push for transparent licensee ownership disclosure, hoping the rounding off of FOFA reforms will all...

Financial planning

The threat of regulatory change has outranked cyber crime and PR disasters as the greatest risk to the financial services industry, a survey shows. ...

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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 ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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