FOFA

Editorial

While financial planners have warned that the FOFA changes will be significant, Mike Taylor reports that the Government does not see that as an impediment to achieving it...

Editorial

Government and financial planners face FOFA stalemate

The Government's pursuit of its FOFA reforms has degenerated into trench warfare, with the financial planning industry 'digging in' to fight the changes. ...

Policy & Regulation

Shorten asked to 'please explain' on FOFA

The Association of Financial Advisers has demanded the Government explain the actual benefits of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals....

Life/Risk

Asteron/CFS deal funds insurance through super

Asteron has partnered with Colonial First State's FirstChoice platform to help advisers continue to offer clients life insurance cover through their superannuation - even...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA the focus of growing concerns and criticisms

FOFA worries drag down practice valuations and share prices as industry criticisms increase. The latest digital edition of Money Management is now online....

Superannuation

Life risk and superannuation roundtable

The upcoming FOFA reforms will see the removal of commissions on life risk products in super. Money Management conducted a roundtable discussion with leading industry pla...

Policy & Regulation

Planners resigned to FOFA

Many financial planners have already decided that the legislation that emerges from the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will be unacceptable and ru...

Financial planning

Hillross targets growth, HNWs

AMP-owned dealer group Hillross Financial Services is looking to significantly grow its business both organically and inorganically, and will continue to target high-net-...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA giving rise to low-cost platform

The introduction of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes could spur the emergence of a new player in the platforms and wraps sector, by driving advisers who are ...

Editorial

FOFA's air of inevitability

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, stirred up a great deal of anger and resentment recently by saying that he did not believe the key ...

Editorial

Hoping for the best from FOFA but expecting the worst

Many financial planners have lost faith in the Federal Government’s willingness to inject balance into FOFA and, as Mike Taylor writes, this attitude was not helped by re...

Superannuation

Risk commission ban 'poor policy'

The Federal Government's decision to ban commissions on all life and risk products within superannuation will only serve to add another layer of complexity and confusion,...

Policy & Regulation

Poll: FOFA - opportunities or threats?

Let us know how FOFA will affect your business - the opportunities and threats....

Policy & Regulation

OnePath program to help advisers through FOFA

OnePath has launched a program called FutureReady, which is aimed at preparing advisers for the post-Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) environment....

Policy & Regulation

Strong backing for FOFA legal challenge

A Money Management survey has confirmed strong backing for a legal challenge to FOFA....