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FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... attracting quick responses from industry heavyweights after today's release of draft legislation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Despite hinting that commissions may be allowed in FOFA in early August, Shorten's draft ruled that out with a ...

Industry body applauds move to define financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Treasurer Bill Shorten made the announcement as part of the first tranche of draft legislation on the future of financial advice reforms released today. While maintaining its opposition to opt-in, Rantall said that the FPA was happy with today's announcements ...

Count Financial profit surges on windfall float

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Countplus at $61.80 million. On Friday, Countplus, which has 16 accounting firms, one financial planning firm and a financial advice dealer group, reported a consolidated net profit after tax of $13.30 million in its full year results. Andrew Gale, chief ...

IOOF profits soar despite difficult times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... billion in funds under supervision, $24.2 billion in platform management and administration and $18.7 billion in financial advice and distribution. Of the $76 billion in funds under management and advice, 45% was in Australian equities, 39% in fixed ...

AFA female adviser award grabs industry attention

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched the award to encourage women to take on leadership roles in financial advice, balance the gender equation across the industry and address current issues regarding female under-insurance and low superannuation ...

New software can make financial advice hub for super fund administrators

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... created a new version of its online system to allow superannuation fund administrators to have a centralised financial advice hub that can be used by its multiple client super funds. Jan Kolbusz, managing director of Decimal, said his team had been beta-testing ...

YBR adviser awards announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... hardworking branches who have embraced the wealth management model and work tirelessly everyday to provide quality financial advice to the people in their community," said Mark Bouris, Yellow Brick Road executive and chairman.

SPAA board appoints comms specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... said the appointment of Bowerman coincides with a peak time of the industry, as the Stronger Super and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms discuss potential consolidation for the $432 billion SMSF sector. "Robin is highly regarded in the financial ...

Planning practices will sell on earnings not revenue after opt-in

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... affecting client value. Planning businesses have traditionally been valued by revenue multiples but the future of financial advice opt-in reforms mean practices can no longer assume a stable seven-year revenue stream for a client. They therefore have ...

PIS names new CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... at Professional Investment Services, starting on Monday as chief executive officer of the independently-owned financial advice business, three weeks after founder, Robbie Bennetts, moved into a part-time role. Professional Investment Services (PIS) named ...