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Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... risks. "Considering today's uncertain investment climate, market savvy clients, and the tougher regulatory environment that FOFA represents, it means financial advisors need the capacity to manage their clients' expectations," said Lucas. "This service ...

Paragem sells dealer services to netwealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... non-bank aligned dealer groups shrink, we envisage a rebalancing of the market with a growing number of advisers adapting to FoFA and wanting to grow their practice by charging correctly for advice. "We aim to specialise in assisting this transformation ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
In the new edition of Financial Standard we examine the realities and implications of the FOFA legislation and feature the latest news on the proposed SG rise. For all the latest industry news, views and regular features download the app today. Financial ...

Advisers distracted by industry funds: RiskStore

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... State, Industry Superannuation Network and investment manager, IFM. The campaign noise amidst the political tension over the FOFA reforms has, however, fuelled intense exchanges on blog sites that reflect poorly on the advice industry, noted The Risk ...

Matrix continues planning member expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... addition to plans to find an investor to acquire 100% of the planning business to help implement new strategic ideas in a post FOFA environment. Matrix said this approach will allow it to "maintain a concentration of resources on a smaller, more focused ...

Industry funds not our focus: Cormann

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference to reiterate his opposition against parts of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. Senator Cormann asked advisers to continue their efforts against the reforms as he believes there is "still ...

Niche and insto licensees to rule by 2020

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... conference presentation, Matt Englund, head of dealer groups at BT Financial group, said a post-Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) environment will see the launch niche and large institutionalised players. "The first is the specialised, niche and fully ...

FOFA reforms are a soft landing

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... bears his name received over 400 submissions and that the resulting recommendations and future of financial advice reforms (FOFA) were not the "indulgence of a few". "The timing is right. Times do change and there was already a movement to change, even ...

Industry panel turns up FOFA heat

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... funds. Bernie Ripoll MP kicked off the discussion by reiterating his belief that the future of financial advice reforms (FOFA) are true to the 11 recommendations produced by the Ripoll inquiry. "We couldn't wait any longer for reform," Ripoll told the ...

International planning expert urges advisers to voice FOFA concerns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... struggling to find time to meet with potential customers due to mounting compliance paperwork they have to complete as part of FOFA reforms. That's according to Canadian expert on financial planning Bruce Etherington, who has been brought to Australia ...