The results of our latest poll indicate financial advisers continue to hold fundamental objections to the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform agenda.
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FoFA - Content Versus Timing
January 25, 2012 – 10:45 am
As the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) debate heats up with the PJC hearings in Sydney this week , we want to know where you stand today. Our latest poll question asks:
New PD Day Concept
January 25, 2012 – 8:38 am
In what is understood to be a first in Australia, a group of advisers operating under different licensees has joined together to arrange its own professional development (PD) day.
MDRT Risk-Focused Adviser Roadshows
January 17, 2012 – 8:40 pm
The Australian Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) organisation is running a series of risk-focused adviser roadshows around the country in February.
Featuring presentations by highly successful Australian and international advisers, the focus of the roadshow presentations will be on how advisers can unlock their minds to achieve personal and business growth by investing in themselves.
Cost of Opt-in Still Looms Large for Advisers
January 17, 2012 – 7:48 pm
Advisers continue to hold concerns over the potential bottom line costs to their business that would be imposed by a client opt-in advice process.
iRisk Advisor Upgrade
January 17, 2012 – 5:26 pm
An updated version of the iRisk Advisor software package has been released into the market. Designed as an Apple iPad-based communication and sales aid for advisers, Version 2 of this service offers a number of enhancements, including:
Issues Impacting Advice Practice Profits
January 9, 2012 – 1:42 pm
As we look ahead to the issues that will impact the financial bottom line of advice practices this year, we are asking:
Poll Results - A ‘Wealth’ of Advisers
December 14, 2011 – 9:30 am
Australia’s advisers have spoken. The collective name for a group of advisers will henceforth be known as a wealth of advisers.
Best Initiatives in 2011
December 13, 2011 – 3:55 pm
While the progress of the Future of Financial Advice reform proposals has dominated industry debate this year, we have taken time to consider the top three initiatives reported by riskinfo in 2011.
Group Risk Commissions Outside Super to Stay
December 6, 2011 – 4:56 pm
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has confirmed that group risk commissions outside superannuation will not be impacted by Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform measures.
