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Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... 12 months without an Australian financial services licence or credit licence. The Financial Planning Association of Australia welcomed the creation of this committee and expressed its "full support". "It is great to see Senator Bragg and his Senate colleagues ...

AFCA ombudsman addresses adviser concerns

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... regarding the authority's introduction of legacy complaints. Speaking at a recent Financial Planning Association of Australia event, Singh said AFCA will apply the standard of the relevant time in complaints where laws, codes, or standards have changed ...

Vote in the FS Power50 now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... been excluded by Financial Standard. The Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia were also invited to nominate standout advisers and will participate in the due diligence process that will follow voting. ...

United front but no merger: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... Association of Financial Advisers has rebuffed the possibility of a merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia but acknowledged the two bodies are increasingly recognising the strength of a single voice and a single message. Speaking ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... peak bodies in financial advice merge is a matter for members to decide, according to Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this week, the head of the FPA ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Bishop told the conference. She praised the work of the AFA in coming together with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) to create a united voice. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori was in the audience for Bishop's speech - the first ...

CFP coursework approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has had its application for recognition of CFP coursework approved by FASEA. Any financial advisers who completed Certified Financial Planning (CFP) 1-4 program coursework to obtain the FPA CFP designation ...

FPA offers postgrad course discounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
Members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia will be eligible for discounted postgraduate course fees through a series of higher education institutions. The FPA is hoping to make it easier for members to meet the FASEA education requirements ...

Planning foundation adds directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The philanthropic foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia appointed an additional three directors to its board. Future2 is welcoming the appointments of former FPA chair Julie Berry, acting Commonwealth Bank executive general manager ...

AFA, FPA slam haste in ending grandfathered commissions

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have both criticised the time frame given to phase out grandfathered commissions. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced earlier this week legislation ...