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Bell Financial appoints Bell Potter MD to board

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The managing director of Bell Potter Securities Wholesale has been added to the board of broking and financial advisory firm Bell Financial Group (BFG). New board member Charlie Aitken joined Bell Potter in 2010 as part of the Southern Cross Equities ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The financial services industry and the advice community have has mixed reaction to the bill introducing changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) with mixed reactions. "The Financial Planning Association is supportive of the amendments, other ...

Government limits general advice exemption in FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments bill that was introduced into the Parliament yesterday has limited the general advice exemption, but does not explicitly forbid commissions. The Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of FoFA) Bill 2014 ...

FoFA introduced into parliament with some tweaks

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
As expected the bill to amend the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms was introduced to parliament today. The Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2014 saw an 11th hour amendment to the general advice component ...

FoFA changes no threat to best interest duty: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has obtained legal advice arguing that the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms will not compromise the best interests duties of advisers to their clients. The advice, provided by ...

State Super to combine with two NSW state funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... the management of the assets of State Super with that of two other state-run funds. The management of SAS Trustee Corporation, the trustee of State Super, will merge with that of the Safety, Return to Work and Support Division (SRWSD) and NSW Treasury ...

FoFA amendments will reduce quality of advice: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The government's proposal to amend the best interest duty section of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are "inconsistent with the nature of a best interests duty" and will "reduce the overall quality of financial advice", according to legal ...

Industry asked for views on managed investment schemes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) has called for submissions to a new discussion paper on the regulation of managed investment schemes (MISs). The discussion paper follows a report on the subject of MISs published by CAMAC in 2012. ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... Group, Wesfarmers, Santos limited, Pitcher Partners, Toyota, Incitec Pivot, United Technologies, Dulux and the Water Corporation of WA. Retail groups now with a MySuper authorisation are EmPlus and Max Super. The new industry funds covered are Lutheran ...

Synchron pushes for providers' direct payment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Synchron and law firm Lander & Rogers are seeking to amend the Corporations Law Act to allow financial advisers to receive payments directly from providers. The licensee will be making a submission to Treasury to amend Section 911A of the Act, which ...