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Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014

... general advice will be able to receive commissions. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Industry Super Australia (ISA) and all organisations representing consumers have spoken against the exemption. ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014

... and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to the FPA, ASIC "should have suspension powers for financial planners and advisers suspected of material and systemic breaches of the best interest duty." ASIC must have a justifiable position and the financial ...

Intra-fund advice is also a commission: FSC

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014

... commissions at the same time," he added. Rice Warner research commissioned by the ISA calculated that paying financial advisers grandfathered commissions and other incentives would cost Australians an extra $2.8 billion over the next 14 years. However ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014

... innovations in the fixed income market. But with so many strategies to choose from, how do large investors and their advisers choose the right approach? Mark Smith puts the new wave of unconstrained fixed income funds under the microscope. While no one ...

T. Rowe Price partners with BT and Mosaic

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014

... fixed income products. The Specialist Income Fund was developed with Mosaic for Shadforth Financial Group and its aligned advisers' client base, while the Dynamic Global Bond Fund was developed for BT Financial Group's objective based income models. ...

FPA and AFA unite: stop commissions on general advice

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014

... during their appearance at the Senate hearing about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA). The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) have told the Senate Economics Committee that they do not want to see ...

BT adds new capabilities to wrap platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

... has added bulk linking and rebalancing to its model portfolio offering in a move it says will allow dealer groups and advisers "to create even greater efficiencies in managing their client portfolios." The new capabilities will allow advisers to rebalance ...

Platforms pushed by utility as well as technology

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

... creates opportunities to better manage services for end customers, for example those that may have disconnected from their advisers. "Most platforms have a great number of customers who are not served by advisers. There is a role for platforms to directly ...

AMG Universal Super rebrands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014

... imperative that the AMG brand accurately reflects the strength and identity of the AMG product." AMG Super sells itself to advisers as sharing many of the self-directing attributes as a self-managed super fund (SMSF), but "without the burden". It allows ...

Beacon approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014

... of our own approach to financial advice, to deliver products that address the needs of our clients and that help our advisers progress their businesses," he said. The DomaCom model is an intermediated solution that enables investors to choose the properties ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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