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Financial Planning

FoFA could lock advisers into licensees for life

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The additional Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulations concerning the grandfathering provision could lock advisers into their licensee's dealership for life, consultancy firm Radar Results said.

ASIC highlights higher enforcement rate ahead of Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made a total of 371 enforcement actions between January and June 2013, according to an enforcement report released ahead of the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance.

Connections key to succession planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Having a good relationship clients and staff as well as good connections within the community are key when it comes the time to sell a financial planning business, Guardian Advice executive manager Simon Harris said.

Financial planners lose out to accountants on SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a fully qualified financial planner has declined over the past six years, despite a significant increase in the number of SMSFs. Much of this potential new business has been snapped up by ...

AFA to release code of conduct this year

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will release a finalised code of conduct by the end of this year, the organisation revealed today.

Centrepoint spent $4.9 million in client claims

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Professional Investment Services (PIS) owner Centrepoint Alliance Group spent $4.9 million to cover client claims in relation to the performance of some of its advisers.

Aged care services under funded and set to worsen

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Aged care services in Australia are under funded and overcrowded at a moment when ageing population and social changes require a stronger system.

Scaled advice to shape industry future

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms will bring an increase of demand for scaled advice over the long term and the cost of advice will go down, Rice Warner research commissioned by Industry Super Network (ISN) found.

ASIC freezes defendants' assets in Wickham case

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders to freeze the assets of the 15 defendants in the legal proceedings against Wickham Securities executives.

Grandfathering uncertainty already affecting businesses

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Dealer groups are already feeling the consequences of the uncertainty around the grandfathering provisions within the new Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulations with planners hesitant to change licensees until the legislation is clearer.