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Banned advisers still working in advice: FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... Royal Commission, a new protocol will apply to financial advisers which will require reference checks to be conducted. The FPA has released its submission on the proposed legislation, in which it suggests the reference checking should go further than ...

Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... advice from their MySuper accounts. The Financial Planning Association of Australia is among those who oppose the move. The FPA is arguing that it will create two classes of super and take away the ability for consumers to choose where they get advice ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... complete an approved course or degree, which is an additional two years. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) lobbied for these extensions. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori responded to news ...

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 ...