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AFA targets online ad campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... industry fund campaigns, Fox said their campaign will be more long term in its focus. "It's about taking the market beyond FOFA. This campaign will take the war beyond that," he said. Fox acknowledged the campaign will be expensive but he appealed to ...

Planning pracs down 10pc value

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The value of financial planning practices has fallen by 10 per cent since the recent FOFA announcement, according to adviser survey results. Consulting firm, Radar Results, has released data based on the firm's valuers which have reduced EBIT multiples ...

Back office firm eyes super growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... offers an effective IMA/SMA solution for clients and is ready for any changes to the super industry resulting from MySuper and FOFA. "Being flexible and personalised will allow us to move quickly and efficiently to help adopt any of these changes for ...

Midwinter takes on Coin, Xplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... fund research project for advisers while expanding its AdviserTECH framework to suit the latest Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. "What we are seeing are licensees and advisers purchasing the AdvsierTECH compliance tool due to FOFA structure ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Now the Budget is over financial adviser groups have come out swinging over the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, rallying members to pressure the Government to scrap their most hated measures. The two key points adviser groups want scrapped ...

New Russell manager to tackle prac management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... in other overseas markets including America, Canada and the United Kingdom with the investment manager finding the recent FOFA reforms providing a solid foundation to launch the program on in Australia. Features of the program include tailored front ...

Planners react badly to FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... the views of 358 advisers in an online survey held from April 29 to May 4, covering the industry's initial reactions to the FOFA announcements. The results found advisers reacted poorly to the reforms with 83.6 per cent opposed to the banning of up-front ...

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... Trends Platform Report, which found the level of innovation throughout last year gave advisers the tools they need to survive FOFA reforms. Key features revolve around a fee-for-service business model and platforms that navigate more intuitively. "The ...

Count morphs into super entity with new AFSL

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Clarification around FOFA has positioned Count to become an Investor Directed Portfolio Services (IDPS) operator and Responsible Superannuation Entity (RSE) in respect of its strategic platform offerings. The independent dealer group said the cut of ...

Planners upscale with managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... government approves the opt-in scheme, ban trail commissions and other 'conflicted' payments under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, Potter said many advisory practices will be forced to re-evaluate their business model and find that managed ...