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FPA: Stance on opt-in remains the same

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... formed an agreement that would exempt planners from the opt-in requirement after just four years, in an effort for the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to move forward. Mark Rantall, chief executive of FPA, told Financial Standard that such ...

Senate committee gives FOFA green light

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has released its report on the future of financial advice bill recommending passage subject to nine recommendations. The report was tabled in Parliament yesterday, with the House of Representatives debate due ...

Govt push for foreign infra investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... would be well positioned to encourage foreign investment in local farming infrastructure. Minister Emerson said the future of Australia's food production requires big foreign investment, not necessarily in the farmland itself but in the surrounding infrastructure ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... balanced funds. Justin Medcalf, managing director of the wrap distributor, The Emerald Club, said the changes within the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms means this is the ideal time for the new wrap. "The political climate, with both FOFA and ...

Margin lending suffers from adviser misconception

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... class, there is a pretty strong view from planners that equities are undervalued and they are fairly positive on the future of equity markets albeit in reality they are less comfortable gearing into these assets despite this positive view." Blewitt said ...

OneVue adds retail super to platform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... will additionally use the Group's insurance capability. The anticipation of a more competitive market coming out of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the subsequent need for more client options led to the OneVue retail super offering in an effort ...

Ibbotson secures NEO Financial Solutions mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... that it had chosen Ibbotson to service its adviser requirements and to build client value propositions. "Given the new Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regime changes, it will be the dealer groups that focus on enhancing practice development and efficiency ...

SuperStream compliance poses threat to funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... in from 1 July 2013," said Boal. While super funds are still recovering from the three big hits of 2011, that is the Future of Financial Advice reforms, Stronger Super and the commitment to an increase the superannuation guarantee to 12%, Boal said they ...

FOFA heats up competition for planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... to cut costs and hold wide margins. In a white paper about the industry reaction to the impending introduction of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, Planning for Success by CoreData assessed industry opinion of the likely outcome of the reforms ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... be the latest bank to cut its workforce, shedding as many as 600 staff this year. On Wednesday, it emerged that the future of 28 IT management roles in Australia's second-largest bank were in doubt after Westpac started a group-wide restructure. "We ...