Insurance Schmexperts

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Just as it seemed the life of a financial adviser would return to mind-numbing dullness after the FoFA brouhaha, the Experts Schmexperts have re-appeared with more great ideas.  What a

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Accountant licencing most positive FOFA-initiative

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Premium Wealth CEO, Paul Harding-Davis, also announced that to facilitate the uptake of licences by accountants, Premium is finalising a program that will be made available toaccountants who wish to

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CSSA: MySuper and Grandfathering

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The Corporate Super Specialists Alliance (CSSA), whose members work with Australian companies and their workers to provide them with improved life insurance and superannuation outcomes via their corporate superannuation plans,

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Adviser-accountant showdown over FoFA misguided

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Suggestions of a turf war between financial planners and accountants as a result of Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are misguided and inaccurate, according to Alex Malley, CEO of

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ASIC consults on FOFA reforms

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ASIC has released consultation papers containing proposed guidance for two aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms – scaled advice and the best interests duty. The work seeks

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Consumers left exposed by FoFA’s rolling start

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Consumers may be left without the protection of the law as a result of the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Commencement Date amendment, according to the Association of Financial

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Questions left unanswered as FoFA passes through the Senate

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While the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation has now passed through the Senate, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is concerned that key questions have been left unanswered. “What

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FoFA passes through Senate

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomes the clarity provided through the passing of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms by the Senate today. Effective as law from 01 July

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Firm Focus on the Impacts of FoFA Reforms – FSC Annual Conference 2012

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For advisers wanting to hear the latest on FoFA, this year’s Financial Services Council Annual Conference on the Gold Coast from August 1 through to August 3, is the must

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FoFA readiness – how are large licensees approaching it?

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FoFA – the mere utterance of the acronym seems enough to send shivers down the spine of anyone providing financial advice in Australia. At least that’s what you might conclude

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