FoFA

Regulation

20 months to kill grandfathered commissions: Treasury

Treasury has put advisers – and the regulator – on notice that they have less than two years to figure out a way to wipe grandfathered commissions from their balance sheets.

Tahn SharpeMarch 1, 2019

SMSFA National Conference 2019

‘Money for jam days are over’: Ripoll

The ex-Labor MP lamented that despite efforts to kill commissions, “the opposite happened”. FoFA 2.0 is coming on the heels of the royal commission, he says, and an end to “rubbish”.

Tahn SharpeFebruary 25, 2019

Royal Commission

‘Opex exemption’ loophole could remain open

Xplan subscription fees and sponsorship at conferences are among the common examples of opex payments product providers make to licensees, which may continue despite Hayne’s crackdown.

Matthew SmithFebruary 12, 2019

Featured Homepage Posts

Advice fee models will change

Ongoing fee arrangements, asset-based fees and incentive structures are set to be shaken up based on the findings of the Hayne royal commission.

Claire Wivell PlaterJanuary 16, 2019

Regulation

Top 10 reasons real reform won’t happen

Politicians rarely maintain their appetite for significant change under ferocious lobbying. Here are the arguments most commonly used to give them pause, Robert M.C. Brown writes.

Robert MC BrownNovember 28, 2018

Featured Homepage Posts

AMP not a lone voice backing commissions

The beleaguered wealth giant says a proposed hard cut to grandfathered commissions may hurt advice firms, advisers and clients – it’s not the only one.

Tahn SharpeNovember 6, 2018

In Focus

Tech that eases the burden

Advisers and wealth management professionals expected to provide seamless investment portfolio execution should employ new tools such as model portfolios to do they heavy lifting.

Jessica SierJuly 30, 2018

Analysis

Reflection: A world where advisers put clients first

There’s good evidence most people can’t tell good advice from bad which is why new laws are spelling out just what an adviser’s priorities should be.

Simon HoyleAugust 4, 2017

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FoFA

Regulation

20 months to kill grandfathered commissions: Treasury

SMSFA National Conference 2019

‘Money for jam days are over’: Ripoll

Royal Commission

‘Opex exemption’ loophole could remain open

Featured Homepage Posts

Advice fee models will change

Regulation

Top 10 reasons real reform won’t happen

Featured Homepage Posts

AMP not a lone voice backing commissions

In Focus

Tech that eases the burden

Analysis

Reflection: A world where advisers put clients first

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