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Moonstone: As-And-When Commission as the cure for miss-selling

29 March 2012 | General

The FSB invited input from 5 representative bodies on a proposed discussion document on “intermediary services and related remuneration.” In today’s article, we focus on one aspect: the considerations concerning risk business, including short-term and lif

The personal services provider debate heats up

20 March 2012 | General

In the February 2012 issue of FAnews we published an article on the tax treatment of short-term insurance brokers. The article [repeated in part here] was written in response to a notice distributed by Mutual & Federal to its brokers in November 2011. Und

Moonstone: What should the priority be: the sickness, or the symptom?

19 March 2012 | General

The Financial Services Board is currently looking at the second level of priorities in terms of the provision of financial advice and intermediary services to consumers of financial products. It called for “…contributions from industry associations on pos

Independent advisers can mitigate advice and compliance risk

19 March 2012 | General

Financial services providers typically single out regulation as the biggest challenge facing the industry today. The increasing burden of compliance impacts the small independent adviser more than most. And the burden has grown exponentially since the imp

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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