The financial planning industry was simply outcampaigned on FOFA and must now look to play a longer and more strategic game....

The retirement of Matthew Rowe after two terms as chairman of the FPA represents the closing of a chapter in the organisation’s continuing evolution. ...

Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Cormann, declares the Government is still working to agree more “non-contentious” FOFA refinements....

The Government is intent on proceeding with changes to superannaution fund governance to bring them into line with publicly-listed companies....

Both educational qualifications and professional association membership will be later additions to the Government’s financial planner register....

Australian Labor Party Senator Deborah O’Neill is being urged to stop using the victims of the Trio Financial fraud as a “political football”....

Labor will support Govt FOFA changes on grandfathering and other key elements....

New research has revealed planning profits were being eroded by FOFA well before the Senate’s disallowance of the Government’s changes....

Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann says the Government remains committed to its FOFA changes....

The Minister for Finance and Acting Asistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann will address a Money Management breakfast traversing key issues....

The Government has rejected a Royal Commission into Commonwealth FP claiming the bank’s Open Advice Review Program should be allowed to work....

Plans to disallow significant portions of the Government’s FOFA reforms have been blocked by the Senate....

ASIC has the power to move to lift planner education standards, according to Finance Minister, Mathias Cormann....

Increased Government regulation of the financial services sector will not improve the public’s view of the industry, the Minister for Finance and acting Deputy Treasurer,...