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Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) said that the industry supports the original Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which focused largely on consumer protection. The ABA came out shortly after Industry Super Australia (ISA) accused ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled 10 key points to raise the standards of financial advice. The FPA presented the plan yesterday during the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the streamlining of the Future of Financial Advice ...

FPA and AFA unite: stop commissions on general advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
The two advice bodies have asked for a complete removal of commissions on general advice during their appearance at the Senate hearing about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA). The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning ...

FPA campaigns for a separation of product and advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has asked the government to create "a surgical cut" between product sales and financial advice. The campaign promotes the inclusion of SoPA -or separation of product and advice- into FoFA -or the Future of Financial ...

Cuts to ASIC and ATO push industry to self-regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Budget cuts to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will force the industry to rely more on self-regulation. The budget is contemplating cuts of $142.8 million over the next three years ...

Budget forces advisers to rethink tax, retirement strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Financial advisers will have to review their clients' tax and retirement strategies, following the release of the 2014 budget. Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed that the Age Pension eligibility age will rise to 70 by 2035 and he said that the government ...

FPA appoints former NAB Wealth exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed Tom Reddacliff to the new role of general manager, member growth and marketing. Reddacliff moves to the FPA after many years at the National Australia Bank group, holding positions both at NAB and ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
A new round of submissions to the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments has seen consumers, academics and industry bodies holding increasingly opposing positions. Most stakeholders focused on the most controversial topics ...

New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
New information about the sales-driven culture inside the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit has prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to leap to advisers' defense. Tonight's airing of 'Banking Bad' on the ABC's Four Corners program ...

FPA creates Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will recognise the highest achieving student in the CFP Certification Program each semester with the newly-created Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. The award was named after the late 'First Lady of financial planning'. ...