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Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... satisfy the "best interest" duty towards their client, she said. Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall would not be drawn on the conflict of interest created for financial advisers when platform structures are owned by product ...

Free advice sparks Financial Planning Week

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... trust and confidence in the community, and lift the level of respect for financial planners. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said the week was the perfect opportunity to show what value association members could add to people's lives. "Building higher ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... Financial Planning Association, which has 8000 members, said it had also been making the rallying call. Chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard his organisation also believed opt-in should not be law despite the two-year compromise and that ...

Licensee tests offer planners protection

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... interest test. That is a positive as you won't have conflict in terms of acting in the best interest of a client," said Mark Rantall, chief executive officer, FPA. "But there are ramifications for the licensee and the adviser and that might be particularly ...

FOFA leaves consumers in the cold

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... consistent approach so that all financial planners have the ability to provide scalable advice to more Australians," said Mark Rantall, chief executive officer, FPA.

FPA scores 94pc approval

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... from July 1 the FPA will move from an industry association to a professional association, something chief executive Mark Rantall said will build the advice industry's reputation. "Financial planners face a fluid regulatory environment and increasing ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... policy pronouncements regarding asset-based fees we are surprised and concerned that ASIC has taken this stance," said Mark Rantall, chief executive, FPA. "If the debate is to be had around asset based fees then it should be expanded to include industry ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark Rantall, chief executive, said he wanted to increase public respect for financial planners. Rantall showcased the advertising campaign ...

FPA to reset membership criteria

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... organisation looks to stake its reputation as a prestige association, with membership seen as a stamp of quality. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the FPA, said that not having a degree does not mean practitioners aren't adequately qualified, as they ...

No $900 slug for planners: FPA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... fee of $686 would have risen to $900 per year for the Professional Practice category under the proposed new regime. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the FPA said the planner had got her facts mixed. Rantall said the Professional Practice category has ...