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Advisers confronted with harsh reality of whistleblowing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... former Commonwealth Bank adviser and whistleblower Jeff Morris told advisers at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress. "There's a moment when you suddenly realise it's you doing it," Morris said, describing the moment when he realised the ...

Stephen Godfrey awarded FPA adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... Stephen Godfrey won the Financial Planning Association (FPA) financial planner of the year award presented at the FPA Congress in Adelaide. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall highlighted Godfrey's "fact finding analysis and strategic client review process." ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... grandfathering provisions sorted out," Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall told advisers at the FPA Congress in Adelaide. "The priority now is to fix grandfathering because as an adviser you need to have portability to buy ...

FPA Congress begins amid FoFA unrest

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professionals Congress kicked off in Adelaide this morning, in the wake of the Senate's disallowance of the government's changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. "Our professional body has ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... new highs. The Dow and S&P 500 closed at fresh records overnight after the Republicans took power in both US houses of Congress and lifted hopes for pro-business policies. The strong US leads have lifted the local share market on Thursday, OptionsXpress ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 have both closed at fresh records after the Republicans took power in both US Houses of Congress and lifted hopes for pro-business policies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 100.69 points (0.58 per cent) to 17,484.53 ...

Cormann to welcome cyclist advisers at FPA conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... journey from November 13 to 19 by riding into the welcome event of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professionals Congress in Adelaide. The annual cycling fundraiser, the Wheel Classic, hopes to raise $100,000 to donate to disadvantaged young ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... assistant governor (Economic) Christopher Kent is slated to address the Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) National Congress 2014 in Adelaide. In equities news, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Medibank Private managing director George Savvides ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... have just woken up to now) monetary policy "is not a panacea". Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress on 4 October 2011, then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that, "Monetary policy can be a powerful tool, but it is not a ...

AMP University Challenge winners revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... First prize was $5,000 cash (for the winning team to share), along with registration to attend the 2014 FPA Professionals Congress in Adelaide and a student membership to the association as well as attendance to the 2015 AMP Planner Conference in Perth. ...