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FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... a Certified Financial Planner (or working towards certification); and working for an accredited Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) professional practice. Last year the Commonwealth Bank, among other major financial institutions, released ...

New initiative to improve women's economic health

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced a partnership with not-for-profit 10thousandgirl in a bid to improve the financial literacy and economic health of women in regional areas. The partnership will see the FPA play an ...

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Minister Bruce Billson described the changes as a "delicious package". Speaking to Financial Standard, Financial Planning Association general manager for policy and conduct Dante De Gori said the budget proposals for small businesses were "very good". ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... was becoming difficult. She said online advice has increased more than 50% year on year in UK. Financial Planning Association chief executive, Mark Rantall, said ironically one of his first jobs at Godfrey Pembroke in 2004 was to shut down YourProsperity ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released its life insurance blueprint paper discussing its aim to drive competitive, professional, and valuable service to Australian consumers. "Remuneration for insurance work should be compensated ...

Industry meets behind closed doors to fix advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... inquiry into advice standards, the Assistant Treasurer's office confirmed to Financial Standard. Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall confirmed that he will be attending the meeting and that he expects "a broad discussion ...

Industry needs to act after Trowbridge report failure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
The Trowbridge report likely won't become the "blueprint" for the life industry, said former Financial Planning Association of Australia chair Matthew Rowe. In a newspaper column, Rowe explained that this was because of disagreements between key members ...

Mercer becomes first FPA accredited salaried firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... practices have become the first salaried adviser firms to be accredited Professional Practices by the Financial Planning Association (FPA). The FPA's accreditation is designed to recognise high-calibre financial planning practices that qualify after ...

CFP program attracts 700 students in one semester

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program has attracted 700 students this semester, following the rise in adviser education standards in most large dealer groups. "The volume of enrolments to the program this ...

Intergenerational Report shows need for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Treasury's Intergenerational Report highlights the importance of financial advice, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Given that life expectancy at birth is expected to rise by four and three years for men and women respectively ...