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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 ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Western Sydney University, will serve as acting chair while a suitable replacement is found. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) said Brimble's decision to resign follows "FASEA's announcement to adopt FPEC's framework and course approval ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... proficiency exam. New entrants to the industry must also be degree-qualified from 1 January 2019. The Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante de Gori recently quelled the anxiety of its members over the draft standards released ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... Development (CPD) points. Materials are accredited by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). The academy's online learning management system has been revamped ...

FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has distanced itself from the draft education guidelines for existing advisers proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, despite having its own accreditation standards at their ...

Adviser banned over theft from deceased estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... his conduct dishonest. Smith is listed on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register as a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, having attained his Certified Financial Planner qualification in 1996.

Financial advice crucial to industry fund members: Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... been paired with a Certified Financial Planner under an advice program run in conjunction with the Financial Planning Association. The industry superannuation fund is further encouraging its members to embrace financial planning in the New Year through ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... Financial Recruitment Group, Judith Beck, kicked off proceedings by announcing a new alliance with the Financial Planning Association of Australia to encourage the positive progression of women in financial planning. Challenger Technical Services Forums ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... around the new education standards, the code of ethics and what the formidable exam entails. The Financial Planning Association's head of policy and government relations, Ben Marshan, said several areas of the industry reforms are still a work in progress ...