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Industry funds primed for more planning deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... will partner with six financial planning groups to form a complete advice and super service has been greeted with fierce debate in the industry, but other funds may be plotting similar moves towards a scaled advice model. "I think that post reform more ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... changes and an inspirational component to remind them that what they do is important. Klipin said joining the political debate meant advisers could make use of a three to four-month window of opportunity before the spring sitting of Parliament to make ...

Accountants scope FOFA for opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
The Joint Accounting Bodies are scoping for new potential opportunities for accountants to provide 'non-product' financial advice to clients in light of the FOFA reforms. CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and National Institute ...

Less conflict, more interest: FOFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... a drag on people's account balances." As for insurance outside super, Minister Shorten said there hasn't been the same debate about banning commissions and that further research needs to be done on it. He recognised that not everyone will be happy about ...

FPA calls for naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... "We look forward to the day when that actually happens." Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten said he would take the debate to the Government. "Without making any commitments, I'm certainly open to investigating the pros and cons of regulating the ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... demand for products that do provide long term care or a way to manage longevity risk. "Currently there is a public policy debate about how you make those products and also on how you shift the onus from state to individual in an equitable way," said ...

More time needed for Stronger Super side issues: Costello

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
There is not enough time to comprehensively deal with all the issues involved in the implementation of the Stronger Super package by June, the chair of the Federal Government's working group on the super system review has told the Conference of Major ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... advice sector to hammer home its claims. New modelling by ratings agency SuperRatings released on March 22 sparked the debate after it found that members of industry super funds could be an average $82,026 better off than retail super fund members as ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... fees we are surprised and concerned that ASIC has taken this stance," said Mark Rantall, chief executive, FPA. "If the debate is to be had around asset based fees then it should be expanded to include industry funds and retail funds management which ...

Share plummet overplayed - fund managers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... recognised the possible economic impacts and debates that would emerge further down the line. "The nuclear, gas and clean energy debate will get fresh impetus and countries will have to make choices about their energy sources. It's too early to make ...