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Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
The complex and ongoing changes to superannuation will drive individuals to seek advice, IOOF head of technical services Martin Breckon says. Breckon, who was recently appointed to the role, said he welcomed the government's superannuation reforms and ...

Crowdfunding legislation gets greenlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... capital - an opportunity many have been waiting for, according to FinTech Australia. The Senate passed the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced Funding) Bill 2016, which allows small-scale businesses "to raise funds from a large number of investors" ...

Professional standards need deeper thought: Consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... referring to vertical integration and its impact on advice quality as "the elephant in the room." "The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Act 2017 focuses on agents, rather than principals, and their focus is deliberate. ...

SUPERCentral launches estate planning course

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Wealth management services provider SUPERCentral is launching an estate planning course for financial advisers. The scenario-based course, Real Life Estate Plans, aims to provide advisers with the tools to meet clients' needs in estate planning as Australia ...

Advisers embrace new education regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... legislation earlier this month. Mentor Education saw an immediate surge in enrolments in its programs after the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016 was passed in to law. Founder and managing director Mark Sinclair ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... said. His review, published almost a year since its due date, goes on to say the original Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill and its attack on the equal representation model of not-for-profit funds "is contrary to the support ...

Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... executive Dante De Gori said. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer welcomed passage of the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill, emphasising the government is committed to building consumer trust ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... affect the future of the financial planning industry passed the House of Representatives last night. The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill, which was first introduced into Parliament in November 2016 by the Coalition ...

FSC speaks out against elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The Financial Services Council affirmed its support of the Australian Law Reform Commission's proposed amendments to help combat elder abuse. The FSC commended the commission's development of a national plan to address elder abuse, particularly a reform ...

Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... already operating in Australia, including those under the recent amendments to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2016, and overseas in major comparable jurisdictions. It also critiques existing Australian provisions; canvasses a ...