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Financial planning

ISN urged to stop anti-financial planner advertising post-FOFA

The Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association say the ISN has no justification for maintaining its anti-planner advertising post-FOFA....

Policy & Regulation

FPA says ASIC should not baulk at asset-based fees

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....

Financial planning

AMP withdraws from Ironstone acquisition

AMP has withdrawn from negotiations to acquire a share of Ironstone Group....

Financial planning

BDM of the Year finalists announced

Money Management's BDM of the Year finalists have been announced and financial planners have now been invited to vote for the winner....

Financial planning

FPA urges forward-looking approach to FOFA outcome

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

Policy & Regulation

AFA ready with 'principles of practice'

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...

Financial planning

ASIC's platform review wins wide support

ASIC's platforms review has drawn support from a range of stakeholders for proposing providing additional consumer protection via capital adequacy and for placing the spo...

Editorial

Is the FOFA campaigning just getting started?

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

Financial planning

Cormann in disbelief over alleged FOFA deal

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...

Policy & Regulation

Document hints at FOFA deal

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...

Editorial

Why hedge funds are back in the spotlight

Given the new investment environment, flexibility is essential. This might create perfect conditions for the growth of the hedge fund sector, writes Janine Mace....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA flaws outlined in FPA letter to independents

The FPA has written to the key independents outlining the flaws in the FOFA bills and seeking support for amendments....

Editorial

The pros and cons of annuities and direct fixed income

Challenger’s Aaron Minney provides his comparison of annuities and direct fixed income in a response to an article recently published in Money Management and authored by ...

Policy & Regulation

Canny financial planners prepare for post-FOFA world

Financial planners may well be resistant to the Government's two-year opt-in, but many are already putting in place the paperwork necessary to establish the arrangement w...