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FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... the security and protection of the financial well-being of Australians." While still opposed to opt-in, FPA chief Mark Rantall said the new opt-in reform promotes professional standards while FOFA, as a whole, will propel the industry into a profession. ...

AFA hits out at ISN over deal allegations

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... (FPA) and ISN had made a "secret" agreement to exempt planners from opt-in after just four years. However FPA boss Mark Rantall yesterday told Financial Standard it was standing by its commitment to remove the opt-in clause completely from the proposed ...

FPA: Stance on opt-in remains the same

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... requirement after just four years, in an effort for the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to move forward. Mark Rantall, chief executive of FPA, told Financial Standard that such conjecture was expected as the reforms speed towards a conclusion ...

Mandatory FOFA start date confirmed for July 2013

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... sensible implementation timeframe and we're still calling on the government to recognise some of our other suggestions," Mark Rantall, head of the FPA told Financial Standard. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) also welcomed the news. "It is ...

FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) were also unhappy with the outcome. FPA boss Mark Rantall claimed that while the PJC "acknowledged" some of its concerns, it ignored most of them. These included getting rid of ...

Annual fee collation too complex: FPA to PJC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... Statement (FDS) as part of FOFA is unnecessary. Speaking at NSW Parliament House yesterday, FPA chief executive officer Mark Rantall said the fee disclosure requirement was too prescriptive and complex and would add to costs and inefficiency for advisers. ...

Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... financial advice models need to address five key issues based on industry opinion. In a panel discussion including Mark Rantall, chief executive of Financial Planning Association (FPA), Tony Fenning, head of listed independent financial advisory firm ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... financial futures and ensuring they are better prepared for retirement," said head of the Financial Planners Association, Mark Rantall. However the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is slamming the hike, accusing the government of sneaking ...

FPA welcomes standards

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... to professional standards, planners need to be unified if they are to establish themselves as a profession," said Mark Rantall, chief executive, FPA. Reiterating the associations support of education standards and code of ethics, Rantall spoke of the ...

CHOICE, ISN hit back at associations aspersions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... introduced, while these groups continue to have conflicted remuneration structures that lack transparency," said Mark Rantall, chief executive, FPA. "We would be interested in hearing these supposed 'consumer advocates' reveal the true motives behind ...