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MLC dealer group the best: CoreData

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... strongest ability to acquire prospective clients, based on the ratings of consumers who were in the market for financial advice. "This award reflects the fact we have a strong and vibrant network of enterprising, integrated businesses that are firmly ...

FoFA readiness is all about client engagement: MLC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
Restructuring back office systems for the Future of Financial Advice Reforms is easy compared with preparing advisers for the different discussions they will have with clients, says MLC's Richard Nunn. Having targeted transparency and improving client ...

AMP names new Genesys boss

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... integrating the business with ipac following a merger. Prior to that, Robertson was national manager of the AXA Financial Advice Network and before that led AXA Financial Planning. He will report to AMP director, financial advice network Andrew Waddell. ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... create conflicts of interest, said finance consulting group The Fold. While the Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have done a clean-sweep of the industry, asset-based fees can be just as bad as commissions when it comes to ...

FOFA guidance released

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Two key pieces of guidance for the Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms were released by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission Yesterday. Regulatory guides that the corporate watchdog said had been produced after extensive ...

Brad Fox Appointed AFA CEO

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... and concerns of the advice community. "Brad's experience means he genuinely understands the challenges facing financial advice business owners and how that impacts on consumers," Nowak said. "To date he has played a significant role in the advice industry. ...

FoFA reforms dilute platform pricing power: Centurion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Price pressure instigated by the future of financial advice (FoFA) reforms on planning licensees will be passed on to administration platforms and related services, according Centurion Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. The financial advice business broking ...

Advisers risk wasting 2013: van Eyk Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... wasting next year, van Eyk Advice has warned. 'Grandfathering' provisions in the federal government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms could mean that advisers become complacent, said Tony Zulli, van Eyk Advice national practice manager. "Receiving ...

Make super review your New Year's resolution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... your circumstances are and what stage of life you're at," added Dale. "If you combine these strategies with good financial advice, you'll super charge your retirement savings even more."

ASIC eyes off researchers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... updated policy to help researchers meet their legal obligations, and to bring its rules in line with the Future of Financial Advice reforms. ASIC's new guidance applies to a "broad range" of investment research providers such as analysts and research ...