PJC revises FoFA review timetable

The Parliamentary Joint Committee  (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services has revised the timetable for its review of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation.

The date the committee is due to present a final report on its inquiry and review, February 29, 2012, has not changed.

Tranche One of the FoFA legislation – the Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2011 – was referred to the PJC on October 13, and Tranche 2 – the Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Bill 2011 – was referred on November 24.

The PJC has decided to hold combined hearings on both tranches, on January 23 and 24, at venues to be advised.

It has reopened submission on tranche 1 of the legislation, and the closing date for submissions on both tranches has been set as December 22.

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Anti-hawking adviser exemptions on chopping block 

Anti-hawking adviser exemptions on chopping block 

Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino will unveil the government’s response to the Shield and First Guardian collapse and “harmful lead generation” in the super system in a milestone address to the National Press Club on Wednesday. Among a raft of new regulatory measures, the government is expected to limit exemptions available to financial advisers under the anti-hawking laws brought in after the Hayne royal commission.

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