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Melbourne advice firm cops historic $1 million fine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... declarations ought to be made. The Court determined NSG's representatives breached s961B of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms by failing to take reasonable steps to ensure that they provided advice that complied with the best interests obligations. ...

Advisers flock to non-insto licensees

ALEX BURKE  |  SUNDAY, 1 OCT 2017
... country's financial advisers, the research suggests this figure may drop in the coming years, attributing it primarily to FoFA putting "regulatory and fiduciary onus on individual financial advisers." "These trends signal the beginning of a fundamental ...

Managed accounts demand dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 17 SEP 2017
... advisers as a result are crossing over into almost doing what investment managers used to be able to do, which in a post-FoFA world creates massive opportunities because of the flexibility managed accounts offer, Dunnin said. For advisers using managed ...

Centrepoint Alliance seeks new MD, records strong FY17 profit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... Centrepoint as a rewarding experience. "Centrepoint and the broader industry have accomplished a lot over the last four years since FOFA was introduced, and the industry now has the foundations on which to build a strong future," he said.

Executives must think beyond the technical

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... the table was the big picture. One audience member pointed out that in the face of digital disruption, job automation and FoFA - which are taking up an intensive amount of leaders' time and efforts - it has been quite a struggle to stay on top of technical ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... questioned the need for a 19-year-old apprentice, unmarried and living at home wouldn't need life insurance, which under FoFA shouldn't be given a policy. He added that problem comes down to the level of education customers receive. Beer responded that ...

ASIC links previously banned adviser to court proceedings

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... 2001, including the best interest obligations financial advisers owe to their clients under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) provisions, and other provisions relating to misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct. ASIC alleges that ...

Ignition Wealth launches SMSF appropriateness tool

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... a great solution to reduce time and expense," Ignition Wealth head of sales and marketing Richard Liverpool added. "Post-FOFA, as ASIC increases scrutiny in this area, the accountancy market has been urgently seeking a compliant solution for their clients ...

FOFA breach sees former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... borrowing arrangements (LBRAs) to fund the purchase of real property. This advice was deemed by ASIC to be in breach of the FOFA reforms. Atkins was a representative of Westpac subsidiary Magnitude Group from May 2015 to December 2015, prior to which ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
FoFA reforms protecting consumers against conflicting remuneration structures when purchasing wealth products should be broadened to retail banking consumers as well, according to the Finance Sector Union. Speaking at yesterday's Senate inquiry into ...