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Mercer expands financial advice business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... every office, including 60 financial advisers, accredited as a Professional Practices of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). "Our advisers have the best of both worlds - we can be product agnostic and we can draw upon the latest thinking, research ...

FPA supports "bitter harvest" recommendations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... Senate Economics References Committee's recommendations for stronger ASIC penalties and redefining the term "general advice". FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said that the FPA "recognises that thousands of Australian investors suffered when the agribusiness ...

New FPA chief steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... in November 2015; and like Rantall, he holds a Certified Financial Planner designation. "I am honoured to be appointed as FPA CEO. As we transition into a respected profession I'll continue to work with our members, government and other key stakeholders ...

FPA charity names new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Future2, the charitable foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has appointed Matthew Rowe as chair and added three new directors/trustees. Rowe has been the Future2 chair elect since 2014. He joined the Future2 board in ...

Former FPA chair joins Tax Practitioners Board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the appointment of a financial adviser to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) after long advocating for the position. Former FPA chair Julie Berry is one of five new board appointments ...

FPA hires professional standards, advocacy manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed a professional standards and advocacy manager to strengthen its policy team. Benjamin Marshan was previously associate director of wealth management advisory at KPMG Australia for over a year. Before ...

ING DIRECT inks deal with advice association

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... benefit customers of its Living Super product. Professional practices which are certified by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will provide comprehensive financial advice to ING DIRECT Living Super members who ask for it, under a nine month pilot ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... The Financial Planning Association also expressed reservations, specifically in regards to the adviser code of ethics. "The FPA is concerned about the proposal to require planners to sign up to a code of ethics, without having to do so as part of a professional ...

Australians more reluctant to seek professional advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... GfK on behalf of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and in conjunction with the Financial Planning Association (FPA). It found that Australians rely less on planners and websites for financial information, compared to people in other countries. ...

FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan asked for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to merge. "By having the advice associations merge into a single united body we will reinforce the emphasis on advice ...