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IOOF secures strong advice channel with SFGA bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Currie said that both businesses had strong business models that had adapted to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation changes and that had management teams with a good track record.

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... instead of by the employer. "The combination of the ban on conflicted remuneration under FoFA and the Stronger Super legislation has removed the opportunity for corporate super advisers to receive remuneration in this manner," CBA noted in the submission. ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... funds. In a submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), the AIOFP said that the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation has not addressed "the core reasons" why some funds and investment schemes failed following the global financial crisis. ...

Westpac weighs in on FoFA debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
Westpac said that the government's proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are "necessary" to ensure consumer protection. Westpac is the first of the Big Four to have its say on the FoFA changes, which are A currently being ...

Victoria abolishes stamp duty on life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... Victoria will mean one dollar in the pocket for every Victorian," he added. "Different obligations imposed by stamp duty legislation in each state have created a massive administrative burden on the life insurance industry which operates at a national ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... Bill 2014 will present its final report to the Senate on June 16. Read all Financial Standard coverage of the FoFA legislation here

Brogden reveals thinking behind FWC legal challenge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... Challenging the validity of the Expert Panel is a secondary route. "There are two routes for us. The first is to have the legislation changed. Now, that's a matter for the government and of course it's a matter for the Senate, and I'm confident the government ...

Australia signs FATCA agreement with US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... Compliance Act (FATCA) in a bid to improve international tax compliance. The agreement, together with relevant enabling legislation, will establish a framework to assist Australian financial institutions in reporting certain financial account information ...

FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation undermine confidence in financial advisers. Speaking to journalists in Brisbane today, Shorten said that "the government ...