FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION
Editorial
The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...
Financial planning
Recent comments by independent MP Rob Oakeshott that he does not support Labor's proposed two-year opt-in arrangements have been welcomed by both the Financial Planning A...
Financial planning
Asgard's Michelle Woodgate has been named Money Management BDM of the Year....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has indicated it will open discussions with Treasury about whether some platforms should be regarded as pure administration tools...
Financial planning
The happy days of all-expenses-paid trips and free tickets to the country's top events will end should certain Future of Financial Advice reforms relating to soft dollar ...
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its proposed ban on life insurance commissions within superannuation, saying i...
Editorial
Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...
People & Products
Dealer group Infocus Money Management has recruited Lyn Dixon as the new head of professional standards and compliance, to support, supervise and train advisers in the fi...
Policy & Regulation
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...
Superannuation
Financial planners have been told they can use rapid advice technology to combat the efforts of industry funds....
Policy & Regulation
Money Management wants to know how you feel about the proposed FOFA changes....
Editorial
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...
Policy & Regulation
A ban on risk commissions within superannuation has been one of the main areas of concern resulting from the Government's FOFA package....
Policy & Regulation
The FPA has outlined concerns about opt-in provisions and insurance bans within super outlined in the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms....
Financial planning
Issues surrounding adviser liability remain a concern and will be discussed during the next phase of Government consultation regarding investor compensation, according to...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...