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Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Coalition has confirmed that it will amend the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation if it comes to power after the next federal elections. The Coalition has made public a 30 page document called "Policy to boost productivity and reduce regulation" ...

Corporate super advisers see revenue decline under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
The survival of corporate superannuation advice is at stake after the recent Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and MySuper regulatory changes have made it difficult for advisers to secure revenue. Corporate super advisers provide tendering services ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
After the effort by the industry to comply with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation, the organisations representing the financial services sector are asking for adjustments to FoFA. The Financial Services Council (FSC) specified that the ...

More than 8,000 advisers using IRESS XPLAN

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... IRESS' XPLAN-CommPay solution to meet the Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) requirements brought in by the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, the software provider has said. According to IRESS, the 'vast majority of Australian institutional wealth ...

IPA issues FoFA aligned draft standard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... draft document for a financial planning services standard alternative to the current APES 230, the standard for financial advice services by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB). The draft of the Pronouncement of the Board ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... welcomed the Senate approval of the grandfathering regulation, one of the last pending aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. The Senate vote has given the industry 12 more months to prepare for the full implementation of some of ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... portfolio now has better resources to deal with the implementation of reforms such as Stronger Super and Future of Financial Advice (FoFA). "It's now got enough resources at the ministerial level to really help with implementation, so we do not see it ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... in-platform and they look for businesses that can provide that," she said. The pressure to comply with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms has led to some boutique advisers seeking protection under the wings of bigger dealer groups. "Am I going ...

New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... made Australia into "financial services red tape world champions". In particular, he criticised the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, saying they "increased compliance costs for financial services and superannuation by a staggering $1.5 billion." ...

Aon Hewitt partners with EQT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... and grandchildren means that estate planning is an area of key importance to Aon Hewitt advisers," Aon Hewitt Financial Advice general manager Jayson Walker said. "We spoke with a number of service providers in the market and selected EQT because of ...