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Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... 50% for the rest of this financial year and 2020-21. The announcement comes after Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori called for the government to reduce the annual minimum payment amount for superannuation income ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is keeping itself busy amid COVID-19 uncertainty, with chief executive Dante De Gori urging the government to consider moves to ease the pressure on retirees, just weeks after he had an audience with the ...

Mercer chief executive to step down

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... superannuation Jo-Anne Bloch will step into Walsh's vacant role in the interim, with the former Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive to begin her new role on April 30. Bloch will also succeed Walsh as Mercer's Pacific zone leader. ...

Banned advisers still working in advice: FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has revealed it is aware of banned financial advisers still working in the advice industry. As part of the government's proposed legislation to implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission ...

Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... would stop Australians paying for financial 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 ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... 2026 to 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 ...

New board member at EQT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... Year Award in 2014 and won the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in 2013 and the Financial Planning Association of Australia's CFP Professional of the Year in 2014. "On behalf of the board, I congratulate Ms Robson on her appointment. We all look ...

Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... investment products stack up against the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals." Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan told Financial Standard that he expects to see more product providers come ...

Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... those impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis can now sign up to be a part of the Financial Planning Association of Australia and Association of Financial Advisers joint pro-bono advice program. The Financial Planning Bushfire Pro-Bono Program is open ...

FPA partners with Deakin University

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has partnered with Deakin Business School to allow financial planners to combine a Masters of Financial Planning with its Certified Financial Planning (CFP) program. It comes after the FPA signaled in ...