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Claims against advice arm have no factual basis: Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... it has spent $49 million over the past two years to implement new processes, practices and systems to respond to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation and to the enforceable undertaking (EU) that it entered with the Australian Securities ...

Fitzpatricks hires former CFSGAM head of marketing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... high standards expected by advisers and clients as we continue to grow." He went on: "Having watched the rollout of the Future of Financial Advice amendments and the subsequent media attention around the value of financial planning, we see it as an unprecedented ...

BT makes key distribution role appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... spokesperson said. Storniolo who used to lead the FSC's advocacy efforts in relation to financial advice, including the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform, the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA), advice competency and value of advice. She joined the ...

Macquarie tight-lipped on EU details

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... as well as 11,500 hours in face-to-face adviser training in the past two years as part of the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulatory changes. The EU is subject to independent oversight by ASIC and KPMG as independent expert. ...

FSC's Storniolo leaves to join BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... replaced Storniolo, who used to lead the organisation's advocacy efforts in relation to financial advice, including the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform, the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA), advice competency and value of advice. Storniolo joined ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... implementing additional requirements by the Palmer United Party and the Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party on the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. Cormann also noted that the initiative follows recommendation 44 of the Senate Economics ...

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The government's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) means that the proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are set to go through. The final changes include the removal of the opt-in requirement, which asked clients ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... after the Palmer United Party (PUP) and Motor Enthusiasts Senator Ricky Muir made a last-minute move to support the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments in the Senate last night "We are still in discussions to see what happens next," Labor Member ...

Deal with government brings in consumer protection: Palmer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Coalition's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) to retain the amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will provide a guarantee of consumer protection, MP Clive Palmer has said. Speaking to journalists in Canberra, Palmer ...

FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The government's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) to retain the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will save the financial services industry millions of dollars according the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Commenting on the ...