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RI Advice Group targets WA practices

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... role in the region, but now we are targeting reasonable specific businesses in terms of growth, those who will embrace Future of Financial Advice reforms and are keen to expand their business in technology," said Ornsby. "Our key goal is future readying ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... conference program. She added that 2011 opens a wealth of opportunities for SMSF advisers ahead of the Stronger Super and Future of Financial Advice reforms. Long urged delegates to take the conference as an opportunity to network particularly with new ...

Super stoush over opt-in scheme

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
A super industry stoush is brewing over annual opt-in fees proposed under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has come out in favour of the yearly renewal framework while the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Snowball expands 'segmented advice'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... of pivotal changes in the financial advice industry. "We think dichotomy is becoming clearer and will be affected by Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and intra-fund advice. On the longer term, we see differences around transactional advice and ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... head of portfolio construction and diversity and Jeff Chee, head of asset class research at Towers Watson, assessed the future of propagation for asset class level strategies. Propagation is a sophisticated form of tax parcel optimisation that allows ...

Three in five advisers opt out of opt-in: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... Planner Banking, commissioned researcher Core Data-brandmanagement last September to gauge adviser sentiment regarding the Future of Financial Advice Reforms (FoFA). Surveying more than 1,300 financial advisers, two-thirds of whom come from small practices ...

Count Financial taps AMP for research exec

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... of Count Financial. "The big issue is not only our approved platform offerings but, especially in the context of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, is how we will evolve any of our platform offerings so they remain a good fit for any new ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... consumer-centric advice campaigns and a bigger voice in Canberra. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will pursue its focus on Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and Stronger Superannuation reforms, with plans to negotiate draft legislation ...

Infocus appoints COO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... February next year, Bristow will focus on implementing professional fee-based financial planning in line with the upcoming Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. Bristow will also manage the planning network's financial performance, operational efficiency ...

Insurance platforms highly preferred: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... to latest figures from Investment Trends research. This goes against the theory that many advisers are threatened by Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, with platforms obviously providing a quality option for many advisers with the life market ...