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Advisers expect profits to climb 10pc despite FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
Advisers expect profits to climb by 10% in the next financial year with optimism within the industry at record high levels, despite talk of regulatory doom and gloom plaguing its future. The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2011 Financial Planning Practices ...

Asteron takes on CFS FirstChoice risk offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... whatever outcome. "We haven't seen the detail of the reforms, and the need for quality advice will be there, pre- and post-FOFA. Our responsibility is to make sure that the adviser gets paid for that advice somehow.

Financial Planners want level playing field on commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... dispensation, financial planners have said. Stockbrokers have reportedly asked to be exempted from Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms that could see them unable to collect some types of stamping and underwriting fees. Companies raising capital ...

Securitor signs up merged planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... Securitor group between now and the end of the year. "Planning groups are looking for dealer groups like us to help them through FOFA," said Englund. "I think we'll have quite a number of additional deals but changing dealer groups is a very big decision ...

OnePath arms planners with post FOFA program

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
OnePath is aiming to help advisers adapt to life after FOFA with the launch of its FutureReady program, providing information updates and tools to help advice businesses implement fee for service. FutureReady features online technical papers, transition ...

Snowball Shadforth planning for a FOFA future

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
The merged entity of planning groups Snowball and Shadforth will be FOFA equipped and ready. Shadforth shareholders have made it official this week and accepted the Snowball offer, with over 90% of votes in favour of the merger. The two non-aligned ...

SimpleWRAP launches $1500 platform pricing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... and we believe this is a much cleaner, fairer model with transparency that is aligned with the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms and the increased fiduciary duty advisers would be taking on behalf of their clients." "We expect that simpleWRAP ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... Louise and we wish her all the best," said ASFA chief executive, Pauline Vamos. "Louise has led ASFA's work on MySuper and FoFA and her contribution has been highly valued." ASFA is now searching for a senior superannuation and retirement incomes policy ...

Australian Unity supporting advisers with appointment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... Solutions. "He [Cockle] knows the boutique financial planning sector inside out and this will be especially important as FOFA carves two clear market segments - licensees whose primary revenue derives from financial planning and licensees who generate ...

AFA meets Independents, Greens, Shorten adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... local constituent advisers often," said Klipin. The AFA told Canberra that while advisers were supportive of the intent of FOFA, they disapproved of the execution and certain components of the reforms. The meeting was in preparation for Bill Shorten's ...