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Above and beyond: Planner excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... guiding principles which focus on the financial capacity and empowerment of its clients." Meanwhile, the FPA Financial Planner AFP® of the Year Award went to Crystal Bobir AFP® of Tupicoffs in Brisbane. She was recognised for having clearly excelled ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... email accounts, to undertake an "identity takeover". Once the false identities and accounts were established, ASIC and the AFP allege the syndicate committed cybercrime offences to steal money from the super accounts of these victims, and from their ...

FPA moves to improve adviser mental health

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... to the FPA. FPA Wellbeing will be free to all FPA practitioner members including certified financial planner professionals, AFP and associate members. It will include access to personal, confidential support sessions with qualified counsellors and psychologists ...

FPA disciplines two members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... Bainbridge of Gold Financial Services - whose licensee is Securitor Financial Group - has had her membership and Financial Planner AFP designation suspended for six months after a former client made a complaint in November 2017. The CRC found Bainbridge ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... FPA Professional Practice of the Year Award Cooper Wealth Management's Felicity Cooper took home the FPA Financial Planner AFP of the Year Award. The FPA Paraplanner of the Year Award went to Kearsten James of Sterling Private Wealth. The Gwen Fletcher ...

FPA award finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... Northeast Wealth and Sandra Slattery of Commonwealth Financial Planning have been named finalists in the FPA Financial Planner AFP of the Year Award. Pierce Hanlen of Hewison and Associates, Kearsten James of Sterling Private Wealth and Capital Partners' ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... investigation by the Serious and Financial Crimes Taskforce," O'Dwyer said. Agencies forming the SFCT include the ATO, AFP, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Attorney-General's Department ...

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

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... advisers a bonus every six months if they outperformed revenue targets. To be eligible for these bonuses, ANZ Financial Planning (AFP) advisers had to meet "certain hurdles" such as passing audits, completing mandatory compliance training and meeting ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... advice practices has exposed ANZ's difficulty in aligning its systems, processes and procedures across ANZ Financial Planning (AFP) and three of its aligned dealer groups: RI Advice, Millennium3 and Financial Services Partners.

ANZ blames systems for inadequate controls: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... advice practices has exposed ANZ's difficulty in aligning its systems, processes and procedures across ANZ Financial Planning (AFP) and three of its aligned dealer groups: RI Advice, Millennium3 and Financial Services Partners. ANZ chief risk officer ...