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FPA and AFA set to merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... voted by members today. Members of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) overwhelmingly voted in favour of the proposed merger at their respective extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) in Sydney. ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... consumer front of mind - not the banks, super funds or financial institutions. The Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood, who also sat on the panel, pointed to a straightforward example of advice - when a member in accumulation ...

Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... submission to Treasury, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Financial Planning Association of Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association have said they support the policy proposal of allowing ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... get good personal advice from their fund," she said. Speaking to Financial Standard, Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Sarah Abood highlighted the main concern raised by members since the release is around product issuers ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... that better suits their needs," Levy wrote. Responding to the report's release, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said it is imperative the government act on the recommendations quickly. "Too many Australians ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... have flagged the new name of the proposed entity should their merger go ahead. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be known as the Financial Advice Association (FAA) if 75% or more of ...

Former association leads push for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... executives, chairs and presidents of the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia have unanimously recommended the merger go ahead. In the coming days, members of the associations will soon receive documentation ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... group executive Simon Grant, CPA Australia executive general manager Gary Pflugrath, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood, Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs, FINSIA chief executive and managing ...

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is calling for the government to provide tax-deductible status to all financial advice, no matter the stage. In its pre-budget submission, the FPA acknowledged that the ATO is looking into the tax ...

AFA, FPA plan joint roadshow

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... outcome of the upcoming merger vote, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host a combined roadshow event across the country this year. The Combined Association Roadshow will be a full-day ...