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Queensland advice firm falls foul of regulator

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... 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 provided by one representative, Timothy Bryce, who previously ...

Cuts to ASIC and ATO push industry to self-regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... impact on the regulator's services and capacity to monitor and supervise the industry." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox noted that "as financial advice continues its progression towards becoming a universally recognised ...

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 ...

Count awards advisers in Shanghai conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Count Financial has given awards to ten accountants and advisers during its annual conference, held this year in Shanghai. The awards recognised financial advice quality and good client outcomes within the different practices. The Member Firm of the ...

CFS awarded 'Best Platform Overall'

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... Benchmarking Report CFS FirstChoice platform was awarded 'Best Master Trust' and 'Best Reporting Tools'. "Supporting advisers in growing their business and increasing business efficiency is an absolute focus for us.A Advisers are looking to partner with ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... services sector is at an all-time low. There is still a very real need to rebuild the trust of investors in financial advisers, asset managers and other product providers." This week, CFA Societies Australia is also focusing on raising awareness of effectively ...

CBA wants Senate to fix corporate super advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expressed concern that the ban on conflicted remuneration will affect corporate superannuation advisers and has asked the Senate inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) to find a way to solve the issue. The bank ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... massive conflicts of interest and distortions with the true quality of a PDS and its manufacturer." It suggested that advisers fund a panel of research houses that would examine new product disclosure statements before they're released to the market. ...

FEATURE: Managing SMSF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... superannuation fund (SMSF), the tax concessions are often the most talked about. Certainly, this is one of the aspects that advisers and accountants consider when recommending setting up an individual fund. But for many other reasons SMSFs could be the ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... industry bodies holding increasingly opposing positions. Most stakeholders focused on the most controversial topics of FoFA: advisers' best interest duty and the 'catch-all' phrase, the opt-in requirements, the obligation to provide fee disclosure statements ...