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	<title>Financial Standard Comments - FPA membership declines, deficit materialises</title>
	<description>The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) membership has fallen to 10,954 members from 11,811 last year, and the association has recorded a before-tax deficit of $1.2 million for the year ended June 30.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:21:03 +1100</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment by Alan McCurry (CSCG)</title>
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<p><p>The FPA needs to provide a compelling value proposition for membership. With reduced adviser numbers &amp; fewer large dealer groups providing bulk adviser registrations the FPA must demonstrate relevance &amp; results from advocacy to attract membership.</p></p><p><a href="">Reply to article</a></p><p>For original story, <a href="">Click Here.</a></p>
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		<dc:creator>Alan McCurry (CSCG)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:21:03 +1100</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment by Laird Murchie (MacDougall (TAS) P/L)</title>
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<p><p>I said this would happen over 10 years ago when FPA first started carrying on about professionalism and degree qualified practitioners. If you want to be like lawyers, then realise average joe can&#39;t afford you and isn&#39;t interested!</p></p><p><a href="">Reply to article</a></p><p>For original story, <a href="">Click Here.</a></p>
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		<dc:creator>Laird Murchie (MacDougall (TAS) P/L)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:57:11 +1100</pubDate>
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