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The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... employers SGC [ sic ] simply won't be enough - incentivise the nation to help themselves." The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has also long supported such a move, believing the cost of advice deters Australians from seeking it. ...

FPA moves to improve adviser mental health

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched a free health and wellbeing program providing confidential support from psychologists and counsellors to its members. The FPA Wellbeing program comes amid unprecedented changes in the ...

Mercer names administration services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... 2004 and returned in May 2010 as a financial advice leader. She was the chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia between 2016 and 2010. Her successor previously held senior roles at Superpartners across client and fund services. ...

AFCA changes could impact PI cover cost: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is urging AFCA immediately consider and investigate the potential impact of its proposed legacy claims rule on professional indemnity insurance, with fears the cost of PI cover may rise. The FPA is concerned ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... improve the universality of super, noting women receive on average 40% less super than men. The Financial Planning Association of Australia said the Budget was "balanced" and one "for all Australians." The Governance Institute was pleased with the increased ...

FPA shuffles CRC leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed a new chair to lead its Conduct Review Commission. The FPA has shuffled the leadership of its Conduct Review Commission, with former deputy chair Dale Boucher appointed chair at the beginning ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... to its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director Louise Lakomy have been appointed to the board of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... priority by paying super on parental leave, and abolishing the $450 per month super threshold." The Financial Planning Association of Australia remarked that the budget was "balanced" and one "for all Australians." The FPA noted the Budget's tax ...

CPD policy publication deadline looms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... completed with the written consent from the licensee. FASEA recently announced that advisers with the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Certified Financial Planner (CFP) accreditation are eligible for two credits in recognition of prior ...

FASEA confirms CFP recognition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... Certified Financial Planner accreditation. On Monday, FASEA confirmed those who have completed the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Certified Financial Planner professional designation will receive two credits for their efforts. The announcement ...