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Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
The legislation housing the first tranche of financial advice reforms that promise to reduce red tape was introduced in parliament today. Some of the recommendations from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) include amending ongoing fee arrangements (OFA) ...

CFS settles super fees class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... despite the charging of commissions on new superannuation accounts being banned in 2013 under the Future of Financial Advice reforms. The action, which has been ongoing since October 2019, said CFS had the power at the time to reduce the fees or transfer ...

BT to wind up Retirement Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... through to 2020. The issue was the premiums included commissions which were banned under the Future of Financial Advice reforms in 2013. BT Funds Management was fined $20 million by the court.

Suncorp agrees to super class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... commissions to advice licensees that would otherwise have been unlawful or unenforceable under the Future of Financial Advice reforms which came into effect 1 July 2013. The plaintiff, Kerry Michael Quirk, and each of the group members were said to have ...

BT Funds Management fined $20m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... Asgard Independence Plan Division Two through to 2020, despite them having been banned under the Future of Financial Advice reforms in 2013. Further, members were also changed commissions via their premiums that went to financial advisers, event where ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... alleges BT Funds Management charged super members premiums that included commissions, despite the Future of Financial Advice reforms outlawing commissions. It is said BT Funds Management made representations that the insurance fees were deducted properly ...

Demand for niche advice firms increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... $120,000, while those with forex capability are rare and generate a premium. After the 2012 Future of Financial Advice reforms and the Hayne Royal Commission report was released in Feb 2019, many buyers now want to buy only financial planning clients ...

AIOFP petitions to delay DDO, annual renewal

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... The Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals is calling on lawmakers to delay two major financial advice reforms until 2022 by launching an online petition. The AIOFP is seeking to delay the Design and Distribution Obligations and consent ...

Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... requirements associated with the best interests duty, but the quality of advice had improved after the Future of Financial Advice reforms. However, ASIC found only 10% of files showed that consumers would be significantly worse off as a result of following ...

NZ looks to recognise qualified Aussie advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... wants advisers to have at least 12 months' experience working in Australia. Since Australia introduced financial advice reforms in March 2017 and new qualifications for personal advice on complex products, many areas have shown to be equivalent to New ...
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