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FoFA future uncertain as Palmer threatens to join opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The government's efforts to give financial advisers more certainty by passing some of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms through regulations could be in vain as Clive Palmer suggested his party, Palmer United, does not support the measures. ...

Xenophon rejects Senate FoFA report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has confirmed that does not support the Senate Economics Committee report on the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform. Xenophon said via his Twitter account that he does not support "the government's FoFA repeal ...

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 ...

FSC apologises to AusSuper for misinformed tweet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has issued an apology on Twitter after it wrongly stated that AustralianSuper collects $19 million a year for intra-fund advice. The tweet, which was issued on 22 May, stated: "$19 million collected by AustralianSuper ...

Intra-fund advice is also a commission: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) said that asking for a ban of commissions on general advice is "hypocritical" when intra fund advice itself is "non-transparent." FSC policy and global markets director Andrew Bragg and senior policy manager Cecilia ...

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 ...

Don't be afraid of sales, industry funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Industry superannuation funds must embrace a sales culture if they are to compete with retail funds in an increasingly open market, according to Metta Group director and AustralianSuper consultant Clive Wilkinson. Speaking to an audience of not-for-profit ...

Queensland advice firm falls foul of regulator

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Queensland-based financial services firm LCL Capital after it found failings in the way the companyA monitored and supervised its advisers. ASIC's investigation came after a review of the advice ...

Synchron recruits admin staff to cope with adviser demand

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Synchron has recruited administration and compliance staff to assist with an increase in adviser applications to join the dealer group. At least 34 individual advisers have applied to join Synchron in over a month, following the group's decision to ...

Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Count Financial and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) have partnered to provide self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialised training and education to Count members. Count is encouraging its advisers to join SPAA by offering them ...