The FPA's Mark Rantall has told a Money Management roundtable that asset-based fees should not act as an impediment to ASIC providing class-order relief from opt-in....

Direct insurance is on the rise. Peter Smith discusses the ways in which financial advisers can adapt and stay relevant....

The FPA has outlined to members the outcome of the FOFA changes and has urged industry unity despite last week's controversial issues....

The FPA's code of conduct will not be the only approach considered by ASIC, with the Association of Financial Advisers's principles of practice also ready for implementat...

Strongly divergent views have emerged from Australia's major financial planning organisations in the wake of the FOFA bills, while the Opposition has made a policy commit...

Following Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten's announcement regarding a watering-down of opt-in requirements yesterday, ANZ was still prepari...

FOFA bills containing key opt-in amendments pass House of Representatives....

The Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten has flagged eventual moves towards issues contained in document purported to be agreement between FPA and ISN....

The Association of Financial Advisers urges Bill Shorten to become involved in FOFA discussion rather than allowing Industry Super Network to act as an intermediary....

With the mandatory start date of the FOFA reforms deferred to 1 July 2013, dealer groups will have more time to develop a scaled advice offering that works for them, a te...

Financial planners should strongly welcome the delayed implementation of FOFA because shortly after its introduction will be the next Federal Election....

The Coalition has expressed disbelief the FPA may have done a deal with the ISN conceding opt-in in exchange for other concessions including enshrining the term “financia...

A document has circulated purporting to show an agreement between the Financial Planning Association and Industry Super Network involving a trade-off, conceding opt-in ag...

Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....