Coalition dissents on Parliamentary Joint Committee's FOFA report and argues for the abandoning of financial advice opt-in and for changes to best interests....

ASIC warned that seeking to revisit a ban on direct payments from fund managers to research providers would be counter-productive....

The Institute of Public Accountants wants a post-FOFA regime allowing accountants to provide general financial advice, including around SMSF establishment....

The Financial Ombudsman Service has admitted it has only minimal specific information about the number of intra-fund advice disputes it handles....

ASIC warned that seeking to revisit a ban on direct payments from fund managers to research providers would be counter-productive....

The Government is expected to announce variable transitionary arrangements around the implementation of FOFA....

Observers attending the parliamentary committees reviewing the FOFA bills are concerned at the absence of the Australian Greens....

The Financial Planning Association has asked the Government to allow a one-year transition timeframe for the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms....

If Bill Shorten did not already have enough reason to announce appropriate transition periods for the implementation of FOFA and the Stronger Super legislation, he might ...

In an effort to enhance business-to-business and business-to-client relationships, Australian Financial Services Group Limited' (AFS) has backed mobile technology as the ...

Although financial planners are in for another tough year, the Financial Planning Association's Mark Rantall believes this could be a good time to reflect on how to creat...

The Government seems determined to bring on parliamentary debate about the FOFA bills well before the May Budget but, as Mike Taylor reports, Financial Services Minister ...

Australia's key financial planning industry organisations have been heartened by a declaration by NSW independent Rob Oakeshott that he will oppose 'opt-in' when the Gove...

Platform providers have invested around $130 million on new developments in 2011, with MLC Wrap and Navigator platforms receiving the highest ranking from financial plann...