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Bipartisan Senate inquiry to grill financial services again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... According to the terms of reference, the inquiry will specifically look at the current level of protections for financial advice consumers in the context of the government's changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. It will examine ...

Higher adviser education should kick off on 2018: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... made public yet, focuses on increasing minimum education standards and requirements for those providing personal financial advice to consumers. is a natural continuation of the aspirational, but achievable recommendations outlined in the FPA 10 Point ...

HUB24 hits $1bn milestone amid rapid growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... announcement comes on the same day that HUB24 has completed the acquisition of adviser group Paragem, which licenses 20 financial advice practices advising on more than $2.5 billion of client funds. "Paragem is now incredibly well positioned and equipped ...

Advisers boost practice profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Financial advisers' effort to improve business efficiency in the context of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) has paid off, as new research shows that practice profitability has gone up in the last year. Financial planners are serving more clients ...

Body needed to monitor adviser competency: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The financial advice sector is in need of change and a new Advice Competency Standards Board should lead the transformation, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). The new body would oversee the development of competency standards, adviser ...

Vertical integration good for consumers, competition: instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... "Vertically integrated companies have the financial capacity to invest in the development of new and high quality financial advice solutions for consumers, which ensure strong competition and innovation in the market," AMP said in its response to the ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... two prominent banks, the banks have successfully lobbied the Government to water down consumer protections in financial advice, including the requirement for financial advisers to act in their client's best interests and to bring back a range of ...

Call general advice 'sales': CBA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... providers of sales or product information should not be regulated as advice providers where they are not providing financial advice. "Emphasis should be placed on building and enhancing financial sector supervisory models that are forward looking and ...

SPAA rejects compulsory annuitisation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... further development of the retirement phase of superannuation. It said that "improving the quality and provision of financial advice regarding retirement income outcomes would strengthen the existing retirement income settings."

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
The House of Representatives has voted in favour of the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The members of Parliament voted following a long debate where the Coalition outlined its position in favour of the ...