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FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia kicked off its annual conference in Sydney yesterday afternoon by honouring outstanding professionals in the industry. Perth-based Michael Carmody of Viva Wealth took out the coveted FPA Certified Financial ...

Philanthropic foundation names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... new chair. The new Future2 Foundation chair is Petra Churcher. She was previously chair of the Financial Planning Association's South Australian chapter, as well as a member of the regional chapter committee. She was a Future2 ambassador before being ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... authority is listening to its advice industry constituents. The Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the SMSF Association have all flagged FASEA's recognition of prior learning as a major talking point ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... the industry will evolve into the future - for the benefit of both advisers and consumers." The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host FASEA's Glenfield at the 2018 FPA Professionals Congress this week in Sydney. It will be Glenfield's ...

FPA fines Henderson $50k

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia slapped a $50,000 fine on former member Sam Henderson for breaching its professional code of conduct nine times. The FPA's independent disciplinary body, the Conduct Review Commission (CRC), determined ...

Gender diversity in advice dormant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... CPA Australia's membership is female while 22% of female advisers identify as members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Association of Financial Advisers or SMSF Association. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners ...

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... professional body. According to the Financial Adviser Register, 8105 advisers identify as members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia - almost three and a half times the number identifying with the Association of Financial Advisers. As ...

FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Association of Financial Advisers are putting cases forward to manage adviser compliance schemes resulting from the industry's new education and ethics standards. The FPA told its member base ...

FPA appoints new chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
The Financial Planning Association has chosen a board member to chair its board. Marisa Broome will move into the role when current chair Neil Kendall's term concludes in November. She has worked in the financial services industry for over three decades ...