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RI Advice Group targets WA practices

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... but now we are targeting reasonable specific businesses in terms of growth, those who will embrace Future of Financial Advice reforms and are keen to expand their business in technology," said Ornsby. "Our key goal is future readying all our practices ...

FPA slams industry fund 'one track agenda'

ELISE BURGESS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... arrangement would ultimately result in poor savings and retirement outcomes for Australians while limiting access to financial advice "The opt-in proposal is bad public policy that will harm more Australians than it will benefit," said FPA chief executive ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... She added that 2011 opens a wealth of opportunities for SMSF advisers ahead of the Stronger Super and Future of Financial Advice reforms. Long urged delegates to take the conference as an opportunity to network particularly with new members. Since April ...

Proposed reforms could hurt insurance levels: AFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Zurich consumer survey from December that found a majority of consumers - 57 per cent - are less likely to seek financial advice if they have to pay upfront fees. "We are calling on Mr. Shorten to work with us to help protect consumers against the financial ...

Super stoush over opt-in scheme

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
A super industry stoush is brewing over annual opt-in fees proposed under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has come out in favour of the yearly renewal framework while the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Snowball expands 'segmented advice'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... group is performing well as it prepares for what it expects will be another period of pivotal changes in the financial advice industry. "We think dichotomy is becoming clearer and will be affected by Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and intra-fund ...

AMP rides subdued market with solid growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... we're looking forward to the opportunity to create a new competitive force in financial services, with quality financial advice at its heart," said Dunn. "We're confident the merged company will have the scale and capability, along with diversity of ...

Morningstar signs $35bn research deal with CFS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... planning groups Commonwealth Financial Planning, Financial Wisdom, Whittaker Macnaught, Advice Essentials, and BW Financial Advice, collectively representing around $35 billion under advice. Tim Murphy, co-head of fund research at the firm said that ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... understand the changing culture if they don't want to be left behind." Traditional solutions on how best to give financial advice also needs to change, according to research. "Many Australians, particularly those who have never previously accessed financial ...

Maritime gives members a work out

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... nationwide survey of over 2,000 people found that only one in five Generation Yers have received professional financial advice, compared to over half of baby boomers.