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FOFA 'unclear' on legal position of advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... disadvantage after failing to return opt-in paperwork within the allotted time surfaced in evidence from both the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association to a parliamentary hearing this week. The real issue for advisers ...

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... course being run by fixed income broker FIIG Securities. The course, which is accredited by the Financial Planning Association (FPA), consists of 13 sessions on topics including product descriptions, mathematics and formulae, bonds, hybrids, floating ...

Annual fee collation too complex: FPA to PJC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Bernie Ripoll has grilled the Financial Planning Association over claims the proposed annual Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) as part of FOFA is unnecessary. Speaking at NSW Parliament ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... that the proposed FOFA legislation would cost the industry thousands of jobs. Reports today point to comments from Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin, who warned that as many as 35,000 jobs were on the line in the coming years ...

PJC concedes FOFA amendment may be warranted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... individual advice has been given, a ban on commissions is inappropriate, said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. "The issue that has been raised by our members is a structural issue of some group insurance ...

PJC hears FOFA lost in translation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... comparison with recent price wars between the major supermarket players, Richard Klipin, chief executive officer for the Association of Financial Advisers called for a "level playing field," saying that the opt-in principle in particular would lead to ...

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... of SMSF trustees are female, compared with 34 % of APRA regulated funds, the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) said more needs to be done by industry and government to help women plan for their retirement. The figures ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... inadequate process that is riddled with conflicts of interest," said FSC chief John Brogden. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) also came out in support of the move, believing it would encourage "an even playing field for all superfunds, industry ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Draft - Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012 (Bill), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said that while it supports the Bill, there were areas that needed further clarification. ...

US planners want retirement product simplicity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... was deemed the most effective in helping clients maintain retirement plans and lifestyle. The US Financial Planning Association (US FPA) has released a study of 595 planners rating retirement planning strategies and their success. The study, "2011 Financial ...