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Advisers expect greater focus on efficiency after FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The single biggest outcome financial advisers expect to see from the Future of Financial Advice reforms is an increased focus on efficiency and greater use of technology, according to a survey commissioned by Zurich Australia. The telephone survey of ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... literally by-passing the media. "There's a change coming, and while it's not exclusively about social media per se, the future of advice will include greater value that's delivered faster, cheaper and more effectively," Gardner advised. Much of what's ...

Conservative financial services job market in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... as firms seek risk and compliance specialists to help them grapple with the likes of Basel III, Dodd-Franks and the Future of Financial Advice reforms, said the report. "Candidates in much of the financial sector will remain cautious and will prefer ...

ISN welcomes financial planner fee guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... said. ISN will be working with the industry and funds to help implement the new measures. The guidelines are part of the Future of Financial Advice reforms which removed most sources of commission and aimed to increase the transparency of financial advice ...

FPA grief over new fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... guidelines that tell Australian financial services licensees how to follow new fee disclosure rules that are part of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. Brought in under the Federal Government's Stronger Super reform of Australia's retirement ...

Falling interest rates undermine seniors' confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The end of 2012 saw Australia's confidence about the future of the economy fall to near record lows, according to research by Allianz. The Allianz Future Optimism Index showed that sentiment fell most sharply in South Australia where it recorded the ...

Fin planners more upbeat over reforms: Zurich

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Financial advisers have become more upbeat about regulatory changes such as the Future of Financial Advice reforms, said insurer Zurich after conducting a survey. Zurich today said the latest measurement of its Risk Adviser Sentiment Index has shown ...

Advisers must ask clients about SRI investing: Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... Vernon believes that engagement should begin with the adviser and, moreover, thinks that the current wording of the Future of Financial Advice Reforms could obligate them to do so after 1 July this year. "There is an argument that the Best Interests ...

FoFA readiness is all about client engagement: MLC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
Restructuring back office systems for the Future of Financial Advice Reforms is easy compared with preparing advisers for the different discussions they will have with clients, says MLC's Richard Nunn. Having targeted transparency and improving client ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... fees, which can create conflicts of interest, said finance consulting group The Fold. While the Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have done a clean-sweep of the industry, asset-based fees can be just as bad as commissions ...