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FPA defends turf, looks to HNW

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... said that the FPA had been holding discussions with independents holding the balance of power in Parliament over the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, but was not sure whether the reforms were a big enough issue for any of them to cross the ...

Opt in rules not up for debate

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... reform process "on hiatus" but confirmed that Treasury will be briefing Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten on the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms in December, with draft legislation to be made public in mid 2011. "You should expect to ...

Shorten unveils advisory panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... for Financial Services and Superannuation, has unveiled a new financial advisory panel to help with the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms. "The Panel will play a key role in lifting the level of professional standards and promoting confidence ...

Fees on SG super should be cost-recovery: IPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... reinforce the growing trend to fund-investor alignment of interests and relegate the bickering over MySuper and the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to the sidelines. In a veiled reference to super funds' chronic under-performance and arguments ...

Johnson Report holds key to competition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... any financial institution borrowing offshore retail deposits which they on-lend in Australia. On the advice side, the Future of Financial Advice reforms will help increase market concentration - and in turn, also boost competition, and 60 per cent believe ...

ASIC strikes back in Opus dispute

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Legal wrangling over the future of a Brisbane-based property fund manager is continuing with ASIC filing an appeal against a Federal Court decision that looked to have provided the besieged property fund manager with a lifeline. ASIC cancelled Opus ...

Planners urged to address ethics

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... opens on the Gold Coast this Sunday. The conference will also address adviser remuneration models, adviser roles, the future of superannuation and the Ripoll report, insurance and savings adequacy, among other issues.

Advice 'opt in' reforms to dictate platform choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... Model Report' next month, revealing details on who among financial advisers are just digesting the key elements of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and those that are already taking action. Among their key findings is that the market share ...

Annual renewals protect investors: ISN

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
Annual renewals will be a key element of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, and failure to implement these arrangements will see the reforms 'seriously compromised', according to the Industry Super Network. ISN this month released a briefing paper ...

SimCorp launches "office of the future"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... reducing operational risk and enhancing strategy generation. "Compliance Manager", which the company described as "the future of compliance monitoring", features tools to control the handling of increasingly complex client mandates and provides instant ...