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G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... economic activity by $US2 trillion ($A2.2 trillion) over the next five years...". ( http://www.sbs.com.au/ ) And they have a plan: "To achieve this we will take concrete actions across the G-20, including to increase investment, lift employment and participation ...

Ripoll demands parliamentary debate for FoFA reforms

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll has called for a full parliamentary debate for the government's proposed Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. "We need a proper parliamentary debate rather than force changes ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) is recruiting for a role as part of a move to tap into the aligned financial advice dealer groups with its exchange-traded fund (ETF) indices. Until now the bank-aligned advice sector has proved difficult for ETF providers ...

General advice exemption "irrelevant" to advisers: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has judged the general advice exemption to conflicted remuneration "irrelevant" in its submission to Treasury about the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA). "The AFA does not believe ...

FPA "extremely wary" of general advice commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) submission to Treasury on the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) says the organisation is "extremely wary of product distribution models which rely on general advice." The 20-page document ...

FoFA changes go too far diluting conflicted rem: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has argued to a Senate committee that the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) "go too far by diluting both the conflicted remuneration prohibition and the best interests duty." ISA deputy chief ...

ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has no plans to prevent financial planners from providing advice for self-managed superannuation funds with balances under $100,000. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane ...

Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... reckon conditions will improve in the next six months and only 9% think they will deteriorate. Over a third of respondents plan to increase their capital investment in the coming year. A slim majority (52%) believe America will contribute more to growth ...

FPA foundation appoints board members

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... board chaired by AMP executive director of financial planning Steve Helmich. "A more broadly based board and clear succession plan are key to the next stage of Future2's growth," Helmich said. Helmich confirmed that Future2 will make further appointments ...

ASIC could implement immediate suspension of advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) could implement the immediate suspension of "bad-apple" advisers if it had powers to do it. ASIC senior leaders were asked about this issue during yesterday's public hearing of the Senate Economics ...