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Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... agreed that it was "completely unsustainable" and will be ultimately passed onto clients. The issue, De Gori said, is that FPA members are paying for the levy which is being paid for activity by players that are 'no longer in the game'. "It is ...

Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... Coronavirus made the task of continuing impossible." The association said it hopes the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals (AIOFP) merge ...

De Gori to leave FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... served as chief executive since March 2016, has advised the FPA's board of his intention to leave. He has been with the FPA for a total of 12 years, having spent six years as general manager of policy and government relations prior to succeeding ...

ASIC industry levy to increase

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... over 340% in the last four years and is on an unsustainable trajectory. In light of extended lockdowns across the nation, the FPA questions the validity and timing of the increase, with millions of Australians unable to work and some businesses struggling ...

Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... powers to ASIC. ASIC will be responsible for administering the adviser exam. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori said the FSCP is an important reform for the profession. "Creating a model that requires ...

FPA to manage $1.5m scholarship mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... roles in the financial planning, accounting, business, finance and economics industries. Senator Marise Payne selected the FPA to provide 38 scholarships valued at up to $50,000 for over two years. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the appointment ...

Potential small carve out for annual renewal law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... you need to prepare an estimate and explain the basis of the estimate". The Financial Planning Association of Australian (FPA) and AFA have written to treasury and ASIC about the issue. They listened to the associations' concerns. As a result, ASIC ...

Draft advice reforms not enough: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Practitioners Board as a regulator of the sector. While the association welcomed the plan to establish a single disciplinary body, the FPA said the current draft legislation doesn't really achieve its goal as it still requires AFSLs and corporate authorised ...

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... Association of Australia said it welcomes a number of changes to superannuation and aged care outlined in the budget. "The FPA supports a commitment by the Government to reduce the number of regulators in financial advice by confirming the wind down ...

FPA launches file note guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released new guidance on best practice for file notes. File notes are important as a risk management tool, especially in disputes between clients and financial advisers, and the FPA said recent ...