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FPA finds Sam Henderson guilty

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
High profile financial adviser Sam Henderson has been found guilty of nine of 10 alleged breaches of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's code of professional practice. The determination was delivered this afternoon by the FPA's ...

CBA to refund dead customers, grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... fees charged to dead customers and rebate all grandfathered commissions charged to clients of Commonwealth Financial Planning. Taking further action to improve its wealth management business, CBA has announced it will be reviewing advice fees charged ...

YTML launches advice app aggregator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Financial planning technology provider YTML is launching a financial advice app store. The Seido Financial Advice App Store will enable apps designed for each stage of the advice journey to work together to efficiently create compliant advice documents. ...

The goals-based opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... prioritised correctly with a determined timeframe and acknowledge all the possible associated risks. Henderson said financial planning is, by definition, a goals-based conversation, yet there is more room for improvement in the old world of advice. "How ...

FPA award finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia announced the 2018 finalists for its suite of awards, to be presented at its annual Professionals Congress in November. Vying for the title of FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year is ...

ASIC appeal convicts former CBA planner

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP), appealed the sentence of former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser Ricky David Gillespie. ASIC's investigation between 1 January 2007 and 13 June 2009 alleged that Gillespie, a senior ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... it's a really clear asset-based threshold to work off," Ward said. Currently associate director at Twilight Financial Planning, Ward is able to dedicate 10 hours a week to Leda, advising an average of three clients a week. So far, the bulk of interest ...

Regulatory inadequacy to blame: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... changes to the business itself," Hayne said. In stating this, he referred to Storm Financial and Commonwealth Financial Planning. He also slammed the common rhetoric within the industry that misconduct comes down to 'a few bad apples'; a defence used ...

Financial planning needs more women: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is calling for greater gender balance in financial planning, citing increased consumer demand for female planners. In a release, the association said the proportion of women in financial planning ...

AFCA membership deadline arrives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... ombudsman, investments and advice at the Financial Ombudsman Service. "June has a wealth of experience in the financial planning and related sectors, well-developed relationships with regulators, industry and consumer groups and a significant track record ...