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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... the new provisions left the door open to reintroducing commissions in general advice did not please consumers, financial advice organisations or industry super funds. By February, the debate became so heated that it made its way into mainstream media ...

ASIC accepts EU from Victorian adviser

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... and fail to comply with the Statement of Advice requirements. In accordance with the EU, O'Brien cannot provide financial advice for a period of one year. However, should he chose to re-enter the financial services industry after the one year period ...

Second Gwen Fletcher award winner named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... commitment to education and higher professional standards - that we will continue to show the true value of quality financial advice," he said. Speaking about her achievement Early said: "I'm obviously pleased to have finished my studies and it's a real ...

Labor asks for bipartisan consensus on FSI super issues

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... industry," Bowen said. He said that Labor will also work with the government on issues relating to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation in an effort to lift standards in the financial planning industry. Greens' Senator Peter Whish-Wilson ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... the institution's lap - which may ironically reinforce rather than weaken the need for vertically integrated financial advice business models while also giving the government an escape route from the political black hole known as FoFA. This of course ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... management and ensuring remuneration structures in life insurance and stockbroking do not affect the quality of financial advice. Raise the competency of advisers: Raise the competency of financial advice providers and introduce an enhanced register ...

New FoFA likely to increase advice costs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The latest changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation have brought back the opt-in requirement, which will force planners to spend more time on paperwork and raise their fees charged to clients as a consequence. A survey by consultancy ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... quality advice from a highly qualified financial planner and help the community better understand the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. "The WA chapter of the FPA has been blessed to have great leadership over several years. Under Randall's ...

CPlan partners with Decimal Software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... Christian Singleton said CPlan believed that Decimal's platform represents a transformation in best practice for financial advice. "We are partnering with Decimal to ensure that CPlan's adviser clients can access both the best paraplanning support coupled ...

Medcraft furious over "absolutely appalling" advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said that despite the regulators' efforts, he still had no confidence in the financial advice industry. Speaking at the National Press Club yesterday, Medcraft said the regulator's recent insurance report was ...