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FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The government's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) to retain the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will save the financial services industry millions of dollars according the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Commenting on the ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The Palmer United Party and a handful of fringe party senators will be critical to the approval of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have begun ...

Advisers need to overcome financial planning stigma

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... but they don't have confidence in financial planning as a general concept. The Financial Planning Standards Board (FSPB) United States chief executive Noel Maye said yesterday that "people trust their financial adviser, but they don't trust that amorphous ...

Industry pays tribute to Paul Riegelhuth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... His father was an insurance agent at T&G, and in 1965 he began his own career as an insurance clerk with South British United. Riegelhuth later worked as Branch Manager at Mercantile Mutual, before moving to Friends Provident. It was there he began his ...

UK AIC launches investor-friendly website

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
The United Kingdom-based Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has launched a new consumer-friendly and interactive website addressed to retail investors and their advisers. "Many investors see the AIC site as the first 'port of call' for learning ...

AFA announces finalists

STAFF REPORTER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... finalists with Jenny Brown of JBS Financial Strategists, Dennis Jones of Beacon Wealth and Michelle Tate of Lovery, United Financial Services all from the state. David Clark of Clark Pacific Financial Services from NSW, Mark Rando of Rando & Associates ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... responsible investment, superannuation and pension account, The Emerald Wrap. Dr James Gifford, executive director of the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), will come to Sydney for the launch on March 21. "The potential ...

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... Professional Accreditation Review Committee. He was also founding chairman of Fund Executives Association and works with the United Nations Refugee Agency - Australia for UNHCR. Darryl Seccombe is the managing director of DSA Financial, authorised representatives ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... industry. It will be rolled out around Australia in May, to coincide with the 100th International Women's Day calendar and the United Nations 'Equality Means Business' agenda. "Our own statistics show us that although women make up 45 per cent of the ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... has brought a strong grounding in environmental, social and governance issues to the job, having formerly worked with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "With a growing need for trustees to understand environmental, social and ...