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FOFA reforms are a soft landing

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Bernie Ripoll MP told AFA conference delegates that the future of financial advice reforms represent a balance between the interests of major stakeholders and the middle ground. Ripoll said the inquiry that bears his name received over 400 submissions ...

Industry panel turns up FOFA heat

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... industry panel participants treated day one of the 2011 AFA conference to a lively debate over the architecture of the future of financial advice reforms, the regulatory separation of superannuation from the rest of the wealth management industry and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... lost 1.94 per cent, or 46.14 points, to 2,331.37. Many investors have stayed away from the markets, unsure about the future of the eurozone due to what they consider weak leadership. WELLINGTON - Wellington fell 0.31 per cent, or 10.26 points, to 3,2 ...

CHOICE, ISN hit back at associations aspersions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... should instead move on as the rest of the industry already has. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said the Future of Financial Advice parliamentary Bill (FOFA Bill) disclosure provision would kill off small business, regarding the legislation ...

Gen Y prefers face-to-face insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... general manager sales and marketing, Retail Risk. The research also found Gen YBO's were fairly optimistic about the future of their business and may underestimate the need for business insurance, preferring someone else to manage any of the detail. ...

FOFA reaches parliament with undisclosed feature

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... consultation with the industry. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, yesterday introduced the Future of Financial Advice Bill (the FOFA Bill) with the addition of a new feature of a retrospective disclosure statement, which ...

Financial planners reluctant to sell up despite uncertain times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... number of financial planners looking to sell their practices, despite uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the state of the economy. That's according to industry valuation firm Radar Results, which ...

Snowball chief announces exit plans

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... executive director of integration projects where he will principally focus on preparing the merged group (Group) for the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Eric Dodd, chair of Snowball, said McDonald is scheduled to leave on Oct 4 next year but that ...

AMP opens second retail planning centre

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... focus on what they do best - providing clear, relevant and tailored financial solutions to help strengthen the financial future of more Australians," said Craig Meller, AMP Financial Services managing director. This is AMP's second such move after opening ...

Government confirms ban on commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Government's release of the second tranche of its Future of Financial Advice Reforms has provided few surprises, reinforcing plans to ban conflicted remunerations and soft dollar arrangements. Given the level of fanfare that has surrounded the entire ...