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QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The Quality of Advice Review's final report (QAR) does not "trash" or go against the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, says Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... old wounds in its submission to the treasury review, arguing increased costs brought on by the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and the federal government's Life Insurance Framework has impacted both consumers and advisers. According to the submission ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... publications, including the Financial Services Newsletter and Superannuation Law Bulletin, and has co-authored the LexisNexis' FoFA Handbook. Levy is a member of the Law Council of Australia's Superannuation Committee. "I am pleased to be appointed ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... the case we'd love to hear what you do to meditate." Anderson reflected on the decade since the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform was tabled in parliament. "What we've seen since that time, is the continuous cycle of inquiries, legislative ...

Consultum chief joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... successfully worked together previously, I'm confident ASVWFS is well-positioned to be the AFSL of choice in the post FoFA era."

PIMCO eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... and LITs, which were allowed to pay financial advisers and brokers a commission even after the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms banned such payments on most retail investment products.

ASIC provides relief to Victorian advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... or their representatives for a breach of sections 62G, 962K and 962S of the Corporations Act. For breaches of 962S for pre-FOFA clients, only those with a fee disclosure statement (FDS) due between August 2 and October 26 will apply for the no-action ...

Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Ardino and Synchron chair Michael Harrison, the dealer groups argued that the Royal Commission and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have been unsuccessful and have only made advice less accessible to ordinary Australians. Ardino and Harrison ...

Super fees hit record lows: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... advantage. Rainmaker also said retail fund fees are on their way down and have been since 2015, largely as a result of the FoFA reforms. The remaining 25% of super assets are held by self-managed super fund members who have it quite good, paying just ...

ASIC mainly concerned with media releases: Lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... argued that advisers were made sacrificial lambs by Australia's largest institutions during the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, and are still feeling the consequences. "The big end of town, led by their industry bodies, successfully watered ...
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