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AMPFPA action progresses, associations merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... of thousands of everyday Australians over a very long period of time," he said. "We continue to be very supportive of the FPA and AFA but we do believe a common voice is needed when speaking to government." The Small Business Ombudsman asked AMP to mediate ...

Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... program. The Financial Planning Bushfire Pro-Bono Program is open and ready as of today. It's a collaborative response from the FPA and AFA to support communities impacted by the recent bushfire crisis. Impacted Australians who are eligible for assistance ...

FPA partners with Deakin University

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... planners to combine a Masters of Financial Planning with its Certified Financial Planning (CFP) program. It comes after the FPA signaled in August last year that it would partner with several postgraduate providers to make it easier for members to meet ...

PIMCO puts Aussie LIT on ice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... efficient and globally competitive," Treasury said.. Financial Planning Association of Australia chief Dante De Gori said that FPA members currently receive about 8% of their revenue, on an average, from investment commissions. This includes grandfathered ...

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... which allows fund managers to pay commissions to advisers and brokers involved in the in capital raisings for listed-funds. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the association continues to support the removal of on-client directed fees in all financial ...

FPA supports tightening insurance claims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... detailed several ways in which advice in relation to life insurance and the claims handling process could be tightened up. The FPA supports the Royal Commission's recommendation 4.8, which stated: "The handling and settling of insurance claims, or potential ...

ASIC bans former Charter, NAB adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... O'Brien is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, according to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. "The FPA has already taken disciplinary action, Mr David Allen O'Brien's membership of the FPA was terminated on 20 December ...

FPA offers pro bono support to bushfire victims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... pro bono program where members can volunteer their time to help Australians impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis. "The FPA community supported those who suffered in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and we want to offer our support again," FPA chief ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... to care for, many of whom are also struggling with the uncertainty pervading our industry at the moment." Both the AFA and FPA offer mental health programs for members - AFA Care and FPA Wellbeing.

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... front is needed in financial advice as the bill to defer new education requirements is tabled in parliament. At the recent FPA Professionals Congress several industry associations were present - all of them keen to demonstrate a united front. Phil Kewin ...