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Industry funds must learn from banks: Equip

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... super is not just in super for super funds. We believe we're becoming a financial services business. We've got a financial advice arm, and a lot of the member relationship is going to be built around education and advice." He said that the battle over ...

Cbus answers CFMEU leak allegations

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... section of the policy: "Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties including providers of personal financial advice services, sponsoring organisations, to assist in the recovery of outstanding contributions, and when undertaking marketing ...

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... through the use of modern technology and encouraging investors to use fund platforms, execution-only brokers and financial advice channels, rather than buying directly from us. Many investors are still needlessly paying higher fees as a result of buying ...

David Rae wins Count Adviser of the Year award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... client communications and social media." "This award shows the importance of having a broad range of attributes in financial advice; it's not just about having the biggest amount of business," he said. Rae was also among the 12 finalists of the Financial ...

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... remuneration will affect corporate superannuation advisers and has asked the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) to find a way to solve the issue. The bank made this request in a submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... failure of some 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 ...

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 ...

FEATURE: Managing SMSF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... preservation perspective and will not shift out of it no matter how much equity markets are running." In this context, financial advice can become a key driver for diversification. CoreData research shows that advised investors have typically more diversified ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
A new round of submissions to the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments has seen consumers, academics and industry bodies holding increasingly opposing positions. Most stakeholders focused on the most controversial topics ...

New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... professional standards of advisers, which has been questioned recently by the polemic changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law and by the Senate inquiry to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The program is expected ...