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Adviser appeals ASIC ban

EMMA RAPAPORT, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
A financial adviser who is under investigation by the FPA Conduct Review Commission has been banned by ASIC from providing financial services for five years. The regulator issued Darren Tindall of PWM Advice in Orange, NSW, with a banning order last ...

FPA expels cheating member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The FPA has expelled a NAB-aligned member after he was found to have cheated on his CFP exam. A hearing of the association's Conduct Review Commission (CRC) found senior financial planner Shylesh Sriranjan breached the FPA Code of Professional Practice ...

Former FPA chief joins licensee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
A Countplus subsidiary is welcoming a former FPA chief executive as its new independent chair. Dealer group Total Financial Solutions appointed former FPA chief Mark Rantall to its board to strengthen its industry expertise. Rantall, who led the FPA ...

FPA educating future planning generation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... the future of the industry, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Speaking to Financial Standard, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said communicating the benefits of financial planning, both as a career and for the Australian ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... engage LGBTI members due to antiquated rules on gender identity, and the need for reform is growing. Addressing the recent FPA Professionals Congress in Perth, high-profile transgender Catherine McGregor referenced difficulties she's had with super funds ...

Long way to go on professional standards: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... exactly who will be involved," De Gori said. When asked as to who the association would like to see brought in, De Gori said the FPA is in discussion with a number of industry participants. "The FPA has been speaking with the Minister's office and has ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... understand their client's motivations and attitudes. This is the key takeout from Andrew Inwood's presentation at the 2016 FPA Congress, discussing how better understanding demographic and behavioural trends can improve the quality of client relationships ...

Kathy Havers from Catalyst wins Future2 award second-year running

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... communities. In this volunteer role, Havers manages projects designed to empower people in remote Australia. In commending Havers, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said she is a well-deserved recipient. "Her tireless commitment to community service ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A merger between the FPA and the AFA certainly has its merits, but could incur greater division within the financial advice landscape. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said he often ...

Make advice go viral

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... surrounding it now equal to that of having a mobile phone, said Verse Wealth's Corey Wastle. Wastle provided delegates at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress with insights as to how they can harness the power of social media to benefit both their own ...