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Financial planners reluctant to sell up despite uncertain times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... planners looking to sell their practices, despite uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the state of the economy. That's according to industry valuation firm Radar Results, which maintains the number ...

Snowball chief announces exit plans

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... integration projects where he will principally focus on preparing the merged group (Group) for the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Eric Dodd, chair of Snowball, said McDonald is scheduled to leave on Oct 4 next year but that the Group will "continue ...

Government confirms ban on commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Government's release of the second tranche of its Future of Financial Advice Reforms has provided few surprises, reinforcing plans to ban conflicted remunerations and soft dollar arrangements. Given the level of fanfare that has surrounded the entire ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... reaction from large dealer groups but solid support from industry associations. In response to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms announced yesterday, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Industry Super Network (ISN) have come ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... this had typically been around professional development or technical/compliance services. Although the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have an answer for that with professional development sessions or training now strictly limited to within ...

Call for realism on planner services

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
The financial advice industry needs to establish better ways to communicate exactly what it can offer to potential clients, as the direct link between service and cost becomes more tangible. According to Philip Galagher, head of wealth management at ...

FOFA fatigue prompts new Guardian offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... Harris, Guardian's executive manager told Financial Standard. "Advisers are tired of talking about (Future of Financial Advice) FOFA and the questions about what it may mean to them, they wanted practical applications that would help them grow their ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... $408 billion in the past five years with more than 32,600 SMSFs set up this year alone. Many of these SMSFs seek financial advice from advisers. However the rapid growth of the sector has prompted many advisers to start advising on this specialist area ...

MLC head calls for truce after laying blame at industry funds door

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... duty and two year opt-in process, the campaign the industry funds have run against retail superannuation and financial advice can no longer exist," he said. All funds and default options should be available to employers across the entire private market ...

Dealer groups compete for planners: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... licensees, found the majority of respondents (69.5%) were pleased with their dealer group's handling of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms while 23.2% were not. The good news for dealer groups is that most planners are reluctant to switch ...