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Bridges brings another advice business under IOOF umbrella

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
IOOF continues to grow its financial advice footprint after Bridges Financial Services acquired Credit Union Australia (CUA) financial planning division. Bridges, which is owned by IOOF, provides financial planning services to approximately 80% of the ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Palmer United Party and a handful of fringe party senators will be critical to the approval of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have begun to lobby ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... raised over the last 18 months. I expect the LIC sector will continue to go from strength to strength as Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have significantly increased the attractiveness of LIC structures. Westoz has a strong track record of ...

New FoFA will not bring back old commissions: FactCheck

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will not bring back old-style commissions, ABC's FactCheck program said, contradicting shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen. FactCheck analysed Bowen's statement that changes to FoFA will bring back ...

AFA upgrades Female Excellence award with business scholarship

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... finalists at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). The award recognises the contributions of women in financial advice to the profession, the community and their clients. The joint initiative by the AFA and TAL is supported by the MGSM ...

Murray shuns FoFA commissions' debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray has avoided weighing in on the debate about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments and the possibility that they could bring back commissions in advice. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered ...

Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) said that the industry supports the original Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which focused largely on consumer protection. The ABA came out shortly after Industry Super Australia (ISA) accused ...

FSC apologises to AusSuper for misinformed tweet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... withdrawn." The incorrect $19 million figure came from the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA), at which the FSC was present. Questioning representatives from Industry Super Australia, the committee chair said ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled 10 key points to raise the standards of financial advice. The FPA presented the plan yesterday during the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the streamlining of the Future of Financial Advice ...

Intra-fund advice is also a commission: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... Cecilia Storniolo appeared yesterday at the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the streamlining of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. "It is hypocritical to suggest that commissions should be banned under FoFa, including for general ...