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Ties between product and advice "archaic": FPA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... Corporations Act and said that the current regime was "detrimental to innovation." In its second submission to inquiry, the FPA described the current regulatory and cultural ties between financial products and financial advice as "archaic." "Financial ...

Higher adviser education should kick off on 2018: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... financial advisers should be forced to hold a higher education degree from January 1, 2018, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said in its submission to a Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) inquiry. The PJC on Corporations and Financial Services ...

Ray Martin to open FPA 2014 Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Journalist and media personality Ray Martin will be opening this year's Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professionals' Congress in Adelaide. Martin will host the inaugural discussion along with former supermodel and writer Tara Moss, Punchbowl ...

Young Australians want 'quick fix' tips from advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... fix' tips from their financial planners, as opposed to long-term comprehensive advice, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said. The results of the FPA's Financial Planning Week campaign prove that young Australians want advisers to help them get ...

BT unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... planners will be required to obtain the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) or a masters designation and the CFP designation by 2019. NAB senior planners will also have to hold the CFP designation ...

NAB gives advisers 3 years to meet tougher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... planners will be required to obtain the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) or a masters designation and the CFP designation by 2019. NAB senior planners will also have to hold the CFP designation ...

FPA turns to social media on Financial Planning Week

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
This year's Financial Planning Week by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will turn to social media as a strategy to encourage Australians to seek advice. The FPA will be answering to consumers' questions on financial advice through the 'Ask an ...

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... industry and will be in place by mid-2015. The measures announced today have the support of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).A AMP is liaising with these groups and calling on the industry to adopt ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... the consultation process will finish and stakeholders will need to report to Treasury. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante De Gori told Financial Standard that there are over 50,000 people licensed under ...

New PJC inquiry will "close the loop" on consumer protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... financial services industry will help close the loop on the consumer protection mechanism, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has said. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will look ...