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FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... support to the argument that conflicted remuneration be removed. This is a great result for planners and consumers." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) agreed and said that the amendments would increase consumer protections. "The prospect of ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... future. "This has the potential to change the way advisers have their day-to-day conversations with clients," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said. Advisers should be open about their value proposition and not enter ...

AIMA appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... executive committee, regulatory committee and education committee, both locally and regionally to refine and implement the association's strategic plans. Gallagher has over 20 years' experience in the finance industry including more than 10 years in ...

ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... bans commissions on general advice." "The execution-only provisions do not re-introduce commissions," he added. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) called ISA's assessment "inaccurate and misleading." "It is an absolute fallacy that commissions ...

FPA calls for industry summit to restore trust in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... where when things go wrong, members of the profession act with speed and complete fairness." Rantall said that the association's primary focus is "the impacted clients of CBA and ensuring we never see something like this again." He called for a summit ...

ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for lifetime cap to non-concessional superannuation contributions for those with balances over $2.5 million. The recommendation is published in a report which analyses the impact ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... benefit, and are trusted by, all consumers." The FPA chief executive Mark Rantall was satisfied at the fact that the association's recommendations to the inquiry were included in the final report. "We are therefore pleased to see all of this hard work ...

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... But Bragg's comments would appear also to apply to the BT and ANZ ads. BT and ANZ are both members of the FSC. The Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox said the ASIC ruling demonstrated that ISA could not be trusted in its position ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... basis points would be a worthwhile major microeconomic reform worth pursuing. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said people using superannuation funds as wealth accumulation vehicles containing ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... basis points would be a worthwhile major microeconomic reform worth pursuing. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said people using superannuation funds as wealth accumulation vehicles containing ...