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National exam to raise quality of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Planning Association of Australia (FPA) said it supports ASIC's decision in trying to improve the quality of financial advice for Australians. "Increasing the quality of financial advice continues to be a priority for the FPA and we have continually ...

HIP Super enters advice partnership

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... members who have moved their funds into the SMSF sector, according to Bernays. "Bridges will also provide financial advice for past HIP members who have moved into Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) and are struggling to manage the complexity and cost associated ...

FOFA will not be delayed: Minter Ellison

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... delaying the process. Minter Ellison also suggested that a fee-for-service model poses the risk of producing tired advice for customers who don't fall into the top-end bracket. "Advice, whether it's over the internet or over the phone, is about not asking ...

ASIC suspends practice licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... ASIC's decision. Australian Performance Financial Planning is a financial planning business that provides financial advice for clients with self-managed super funds or similar investments and income protection and life insurance policies.

Gold Coast adviser faces criminal charges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... statement carries a maximum 10 year jail term, fine of $495,000 or both. Weaver was banned from providing financial advice for five years last May following an ASIC investigation.

Consolidation creating conflict between product and advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... industry funds are all looking to achieve a similar outcome and this ultimately leads to less choice and less independent advice for the consumer." Rodney Brown, director of Tristone Private Wealth agreed that while the future of financial advice (FOFA) ...

Accountants partner up with AXA and MLC to offer financial advice

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... advice on assets, including direct property, held within SMSFs, advice on financial planning, life risk and credit advice for individuals and businesses, as well as general advice on superannuation. AXA Financial Advice Network's National Manager, Business ...

Shorten rallies the troop to vote in favour of SG hike

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... at large, and if that means working through different points of view, then it has to be done." And Shorten had this advice for Australians when it came to choosing a super fund. "Make sure you're in a fund that doesn't charge you for a Rolls Royce set ...

AMP opens second retail planning centre

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... with four more to join later this month. Opening on September 30, AMP said the centre is key to removing barriers to advice for more Australians and to bring affordable and scalable advice mainstream. Included in the centre will be AMP's specialist support ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... be rectified." ISN also reaffirmed its opposition to the deduction of any asset based or ongoing fee for financial advice for fear it will mimic the commissions system, but added that if renewal obligations do pass, then the definition of what an existing ...