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FPA announces three board additions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the appointment of three new additions to its board. Kearsten James, Julie Matheson and Julian Place have been elected to the FPA board. James and Place will serve on the board for ...

FS Power50 revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... and extensive due diligence conducted by the Financial Standard editorial team. The list was also screened by the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia prior to publishing. There are plenty of new faces ...

Calls to axe TPB for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... accessibility of financial advice to more Australians." His views are in line with those of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). FPA chief executive Dante De Gori recently said that the establishment of a new single disciplinary body ...

Robo-advice a complement, not disruptor: Six Park

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... provide the final push for the industry to transform in a way that meets today's client needs." Financial Planning Association head of policy, strategy and innovation Ben Marshan noted in the whitepaper that one of the barriers for adviser adoption is ...

OnePath takes over group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
OnePath has won a group insurance mandate for a well-known football association, replacing Resolution Life. The AFL Players Association (AFLPA), which represents male, female and past player members, has appointed Zurich-owned OnePath to take over from ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... research showing the average cost for a Statement of Advice has increased 10% in 12 months, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is warning of the detrimental impact ongoing reform is having on financial advisers and consumers. The FPA ...

Sam Henderson sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... recommendation would have seen the client $500,000 worse off. When that client complained to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Henderson allegedly called her "aggressive" and "nit-picking". Commissioner Kenneth Hayne did not accept Henderson's ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... integral that advisers become familiar with them, according to AXA Investment Managers and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA and AXA IM have launched a free publication - The Financial Adviser Guide to Responsible Investment ...

A new model is coming: Licensees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
At the Association of Financial Advisers' Conference, a panel of licensee executives agreed that the advice industry will be pushed towards a new model in the coming years. The panel, facilitated by CoreData founder and principal Andrew Inwood, saw ...

Level premiums to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... salvage individual disability income insurance, level premiums will continue to exist. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, MLC chief of life insurance Sean McCormack said he doesn't believe APRA's changes will represent ...