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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
While Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine and re-join Mother Russia - and the tit for tat sanctions between the US and Europe and Moscow - and speculation over the faster- and sooner-than-predicted US Federal Reserve hike in interest rates hogged most ...

Senate Economics Committee to hold inquiry on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The bill amending the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will need to go through a Senate Economics Committee inquiry before it is tabled in the Senate. The Senate Standing Committee for Selection of Bills decided to refer the Corporations ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The financial services industry and the advice community have has mixed reaction to the bill introducing changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) with mixed reactions. "The Financial Planning Association is supportive of the amendments, other ...

Count Financial launches its Accountants' Solution

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
Commonwealth Bank aligned deal group Count Financial (Count) has launched a solution for accountants wanting to provide self-managed superannuation (SMSF) advice following the removal of the accountants' licensing exemption. Count chief executive David ...

Cormann to take over Sinodinos' duties

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
Former Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' portfolio will now fall under the Ministry of Finance, headed by Mathias Cormann. Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed yesterday during a parliamentary session that the financial services industry will be ...

Government limits general advice exemption in FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments bill that was introduced into the Parliament yesterday has limited the general advice exemption, but does not explicitly forbid commissions. The Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of FoFA) Bill 2014 ...

FoFA introduced into parliament with some tweaks

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
As expected the bill to amend the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms was introduced to parliament today. The Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2014 saw an 11th hour amendment to the general advice component ...

ClearView appoints former MLC BDM of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
ClearView Wealth (ClearView) A has A expanded its financial adviser channel with the appointment a new state manager for NSW and the ACT. Kathryn Williamson has been appointed State Manager - NSW/ACT. Williamson has worked in financial services for ...

Senate pushes for Sinodinos to explain corruption allegations

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The Federal Opposition is putting pressure on Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos to make a full statement to the Senate about his involvement with Australia Water Holdings (AWH) which is at the centre of an Independent Commission Against Corruption ...

FoFA changes to be tabled today

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) are due to be tabled in federal parliament today. It is not clear whether the government will introduce all or some of the amendments to parliament. Dante De Gori, general manager ...