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FOFA Tranche 2 reforms tabled in Parliament today

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... support and reinforcing the Government's speed to move these reforms through both houses. Included in the Tranche 2 Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms are the banning of conflicted remuneration payments that influence financial advice proposals ...

FPA award winners embrace FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... Planning and Jim Fenwicke, AFP, Fenwicke Financial Services from NSW, both agreed that the proposed reforms under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) are already part of their daily practice. "I am 100% already implementing the proposed FOFA reforms ...

FOFA will pass: Shorten, FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... survival tool for the betterment of the industry. In separate discussions at the FPA conference about the impending Future of financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, both the Shorten and the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) general manager policy and ...

Investors at risk of disengaging from advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... heightened concern about the European debt crisis, advisers should be concerned that the very people who represent the future of their business are finding less value in the relationship than previous surveys have indicated. "The client categories showing ...

Mid-sized licensees to disappear: CoreData

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... reported other industry leaders echoing these sentiments with predictions niche and institutional licensees will rule the future of financial planning. "You won't see the rise of another Count or PIS," said Grahame Evans, group managing director, Professional ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... slumped after Wall Street suffered a pummelling, with a surge in Italy's borrowing costs fuelling global anxiety about the future of the euro. Hong Kong stocks slumped more than five per cent and in Tokyo, the Nikkei ended down almost three per cent. ...

ANZ Wealth appoints head of practice based fin planning

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... investments. "Neil's experience will be invaluable in assisting our licensees navigate their way through the impending Future of Financial Advice legislation," said Barrett. "Neil is active in influencing the future direction of our industry having sat ...

Outsourcing FM admin doesn't reduce staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... staff than those who manage their operations internally, according to new research by Investit. The SimCorp sponsored Future of Investment Operations report found that despite outsourcing their investment operations, investment managers are retaining ...

Industry funds not our focus: Cormann

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... yesterday at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference to reiterate his opposition against parts of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. Senator Cormann asked advisers to continue their efforts against the reforms as he believes ...

Niche and insto licensees to rule by 2020

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... to overcome them" AFA conference presentation, Matt Englund, head of dealer groups at BT Financial group, said a post-Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) environment will see the launch niche and large institutionalised players. "The first is the specialised ...