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Pilot, surgeon and soccer coach join FPA line up

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
The Financial Planning Association has announced the full line up of speakers ahead of the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress in Perth later this year. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said this year's group of speakers was the strongest one yet for the ...

Sentry Group slams LICG's "opportunistic attack"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... support an attack solely on the AFA and wonder why the initiator does not apply with the same logic and tactic against the FPA - unfortunately it can only be interpreted as a personality clash." Hills concluded by saying that, in his view, "the AFA and ...

TAL upgrades Risk Academy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... sessions that can be accessed at any time, choice of Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA) and now offers accreditation with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB)CPD accreditation plus extended sessions focusing ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... to retire compared to 40% of baby boomers, according to new research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). The 'Dare to Dream' research conducted ahead of the 16th annual financial planning week revealed more than two in five Australians ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... profits at the expense of consumers and advisers, arguing that both the AFA and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) are not supporting advisers through the LIF reforms. AFA president Deborah Kent said the proposed constitutional change ...

Independent body will make new standards simpler: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... make the professional standards transition clearer and easier to comply with, according the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Sydney FPA roadshow, De Gori highlighted that unlike ASIC, in its current ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... Financial Planning Association chief executive Dante De Gori also emphasised the need for diversity, noting that currently, the FPA's Certified Financial Planner designation represents around 5,600 planners, just 20% of whom are women and only 131 under ...

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... financial advice profession. "Professionalism is a very important issue for the future of our industry... Both the AFA and FPA are part of a consensus group of associations that are working on developing professional standards that raise the bar for ...

FPA makes key policy and membership appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has made three key appointments in the roles of head of advice partnerships and membership, head of policy and policy manager. Jason Tattershall has been appointed head of advice partnerships and ...

Advice bodies at odds over professional standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) present stark differences in opinion over professional standards in their latest submissions to Treasury, suggesting there's a long road ahead for the wavering ...