FOFA
Hefty $1m penalty a warning to Aussie financial advisers
An Australian financial advice firm has been hit with a A$1m ($766,575, £581,700, €659,100) civil penalty, the first handed out by the Federal Court of Australia for failing to act in the best interests of its clients in accordance with the Future of Financial Advice (Fofa) reforms.
Best Practice | 24 Aug 17
Aussie IFA body pushes for reform of ‘independent’ definition
The Australian Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has stepped up efforts to amend the legal definition of “independent advice” through the publication of a white paper seeking to challenge the regulator’s views.