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Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... advisers for IOOF. Prior to this he worked for KPMG in London and Price Waterhouse. During his career, Creswell sat on the FPA Professional Conduct Committee, was a member of the Financial Planning Advisory Committee to the board of the Financial Ombudsman ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... relief so that financial advisers and accountants can better cope with the load during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Marshan, FPA head of policy and standards, told Financial Standard that while the taskforce has been working together to ease regulatory ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... through the market falls and strengthen their financial security for the remainder of their retirement," De Gori wrote. The FPA chief said the association believes a similar approach would benefit the nation if taken as part of the government's response ...

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 ...