Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1041 - 1050 of 4096 results for "Financial planning"

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... approved AQF8-level graduate diploma of eight subjects. In response, the Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the SMSF Association have all flagged FASEA's recognition of prior learning as a major ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... industry fund movement at large, Weaven said a "death blow" had been dealt to "corrupt sales commissions in financial planning" at the Royal Commission. And both the Productivity Commission and the Royal Commission were recognising "that the industry ...

Adviser-matching app launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched an online tool that helps match potential clients with the right financial adviser. Find a Planner is an app allowing potential clients to control how many financial planners can contact them ...

Advice software founder steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The founder and managing director of an ASX-listed financial planning software provider has stepped down, with a new chief executive appointed. Mark Fisher has officially stepped down as managing director of Intiger Group following a review of the businesses' ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia kicked off its annual conference in Sydney yesterday afternoon by honouring outstanding professionals in the industry. Perth-based Michael Carmody of Viva Wealth took out the coveted FPA Certified Financial ...

Aussie banks underestimated difficulties of advice: Hartzer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... The Royal Commission heard today that Australia's banks underestimated the amount of change required to make financial planning "work" within their existing businesses. Continuing his appearance at the Royal Commission, Westpac chief executive Brian ...

Philanthropic foundation names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... welcoming a new chair. The new Future2 Foundation chair is Petra Churcher. She was previously chair of the Financial Planning Association's South Australian chapter, as well as a member of the regional chapter committee. She was a Future2 ambassador ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... the authority is listening to its advice industry constituents. The Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the SMSF Association have all flagged FASEA's recognition of prior learning as a major talking ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... framework for how the industry will evolve into the future - for the benefit of both advisers and consumers." The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host FASEA's Glenfield at the 2018 FPA Professionals Congress this week in Sydney. ...