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Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... with little or no reaction from large dealer groups but solid support from industry associations. In response to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms announced yesterday, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Industry Super Network ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... where they had, this had typically been around professional development or technical/compliance services. Although the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have an answer for that with professional development sessions or training now strictly limited ...

Call for realism on planner services

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... meeting that establishes the cost for the services provided," said Galagher. While much of the discussion around the Future of Financial Advice Reforms is centred around enabling more Australians to access financial advice, the key issue Galagher raises ...

AFS to focus on independent market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... restructure, including a new MDA facility. The Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has come out in support of the future of the independent financial planning industry, saying it has a strong road ahead and confirmed that it was approached from ...

SMSFs in share buying mood

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... interest. That said, the overall share outlook was fairly positive with 23% while 38% were neutral as to the immediate future of equities. AMSA chairman Grant Abboot said that SMSF trustees directly invest more than $160 billion in Australian equities ...

FOFA fatigue prompts new Guardian offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... FOFA-fatigue," Simon Harris, Guardian's executive manager told Financial Standard. "Advisers are tired of talking about (Future of Financial Advice) FOFA and the questions about what it may mean to them, they wanted practical applications that would ...

Dealer groups compete for planners: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... over 70 licensees, found the majority of respondents (69.5%) were pleased with their dealer group's handling of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms while 23.2% were not. The good news for dealer groups is that most planners are reluctant to ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... raise the number of people accessing the service. As part of its official submission to the Federal Treasury on the Future of Financial Advice Bill 2011, ISN called for legislation around principles-based obligation to ensure clients' interests are served ...

netwealth aims to plug gaps in planner needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... online service for advisers providing more efficient back office capabilities to help cater for the requirements of the Future of Financial Advice reforms. netwealth said that the 'next generation' service, which went live today, would enable advisers ...

Rice Warner clarifies $11 estimate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... industry" as it is in the ongoing cost and excludes opt-in implementation costs and other costs associated with the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. The submission also stated the $11 opt-in cost should not be confused with the cost of contacting ...