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Uncertainty abounds future of advice regulation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... on Friday, Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr said the testimonies provided by the Financial Planning Association of Australia, the Association of Financial Advisers and ASIC gave rise to numerous questions around the adequacy of existing laws and policies. ...

Sixty per cent of FPA members hold degree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Responses to a Financial Planning Association of Australia questionnaire indicate the education levels of its members compare favourably to the planning industry overall. After 3200 members responded in the fortnight since the FPA issued its questionnaire ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... April: De Gori comes forward, Dover stays out The day's proceedings kicked off with Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori fielding questions about high-profile member Sam Henderson's questionable conduct. A former ...

MGP responds to Henderson's RC hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... superannuation fund which he sold in 2017 following a complaint by a former client to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. "When they floated, I was offered shares in the company, which I took up. It did come up in the FPA complaint and I ...

Royal Commission grills professional associations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... advice and the lack of urgency in resolving complaints. The Commission recommenced with Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori facing questions regarding high-profile member Sam Henderson's questionable conduct. ...

High profile adviser under fire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... the near $5000 McKenna had paid for the SoA. McKenna later made a complaint to the Financial Planning Association of Australia which, almost 12 months later, is yet to be resolved. Asked by Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr why she chose to share her ...

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... proposed standards have been met with fierce opposition from the industry, with the Financial Planning Association of Australia stating that their members were outraged at the FASEA proposal. FPA chair Neil Kendall last week voiced his displeasure over ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... Royal Commission. Led by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the inquiry has called upon the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and ASIC to provide case studies on compliance with the law and community ...

Former FPA chief steps down from board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
The former chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia has farewelled the industry body, stepping down from the board to make way for a new director. Completing his term as a board director yesterday, Mark Rantall was FPA chief ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will recognise the Certified Financial Planner designation as a suitable bridging course for existing financial advisers. FPA chair Neil ...