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Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... reforms that are potentially as significant as the Financial Services Reform (FSR) Act and the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms," the paper said. "These reforms are critical for increasing access to affordable HGA, with superannuation funds ...

AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... impressed with the Minister's knowledge of our profession, you may recall he was Minister Shorten's adviser with FoFA leading into the 2013 Federal Election. I think the Minister is the most impressive with industry knowledge we have encountered ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The Quality of Advice Review's final report (QAR) does not "trash" or go against the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, says Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... old wounds in its submission to the treasury review, arguing increased costs brought on by the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and the federal government's Life Insurance Framework has impacted both consumers and advisers. According to the submission ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... publications, including the Financial Services Newsletter and Superannuation Law Bulletin, and has co-authored the LexisNexis' FoFA Handbook. Levy is a member of the Law Council of Australia's Superannuation Committee. "I am pleased to be appointed ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... the case we'd love to hear what you do to meditate." Anderson reflected on the decade since the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform was tabled in parliament. "What we've seen since that time, is the continuous cycle of inquiries, legislative ...

Consultum chief joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... successfully worked together previously, I'm confident ASVWFS is well-positioned to be the AFSL of choice in the post FoFA era."

PIMCO eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... and LITs, which were allowed to pay financial advisers and brokers a commission even after the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms banned such payments on most retail investment products.

ASIC provides relief to Victorian advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... or their representatives for a breach of sections 62G, 962K and 962S of the Corporations Act. For breaches of 962S for pre-FOFA clients, only those with a fee disclosure statement (FDS) due between August 2 and October 26 will apply for the no-action ...

Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Ardino and Synchron chair Michael Harrison, the dealer groups argued that the Royal Commission and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have been unsuccessful and have only made advice less accessible to ordinary Australians. Ardino and Harrison ...
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