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Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Committee report stressed the need for dramatic changes in the way the advice sector operates. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said that "Australia's complex financial system demands robust legislation, a strong and effective regulator and personal ...

Treasury contemplates TASA relief for experienced advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... past eight years, and need to be a member of a professional body recognised by the TPB. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall welcomed the exposure draft and said that the relief for experienced planners will contribute ...

Young adviser wins first Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has awarded a young financial adviser the inaugural Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Dixon Advisory financial planner Erin Shields took out the award for being the highest achieving student in last ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... fought very hard to ensure that trailing commissions were banned from general advice," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said. Rantall spoke shortly after Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann issued a response statement ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... proposed amendments strike that right balance," but said there is need for greater clarity. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall welcomed the report and said that the organisation looks forward to the government's response. ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... will be critical to the approval of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have begun to lobby the senators, ahead of the Senate Economics Committee ...

Advisers, do not read headlines: Kerr Neilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... "Ignore the headlines, they will not help you very much at all," Neilson said. Speaking at a Financial Planning Association (FPA) roadshow in Sydney this week, Neilson argued that news tend to hit the headlines days or even months later than when economic ...

Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... concerns that bank employees providing general advice will be able to receive commissions. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Industry Super Australia (ISA) and all organisations representing consumers ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled 10 key points to raise the standards of financial advice. The FPA presented the plan yesterday during the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the streamlining of the Future of Financial Advice ...

FPA and AFA unite: stop commissions on general advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA). The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) have told the Senate Economics Committee that they do not want to see employees receiving commission for providing general ...