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Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has failed to raise the necessary funds to mount its High Court challenge to retain grandfathered commissions. The AIOFP has confirmed the High Court challenge to fight the banning of grandfathered ...

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... advisers and brokers involved in the in capital raisings for listed-funds. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the association continues to support the removal of on-client directed fees in all financial advice services, as it focuses on building ...

FPA supports tightening insurance claims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... claims, or potential insurance claims, should no longer be excluded from the definition of 'financial services'." The association said while it wishes to ensure that advisers are able to provide necessary services to clients claiming on insurance it ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... raise standards and close gaps in advice, to allow qualified SMSF advisers to provide low-cost, simple advice. The association labelled the current framework "complicated, inefficient and able to be worked around." "If an SMSF trustee wants to seek advice ...

FPA offers pro bono support to bushfire victims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... the pro bono program to help those impacted by the bushfires can contact the FPA by emailing [email protected]. The association is also reminding members that if they have been free, confidential support is available through FPA Wellbeing and through ...

SMSF adviser hit with ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... of advice to clients. The ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows Blazejczyk is a member of the SMSF Association, the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals and the Tax Practitioners Board.

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... the changes - a claim the AMPFPA was quick to shoot down. 8. Government extends FASEA deadline At the close of the Association of Financial Advisers' national conference in August, the announcement that many advisers had been waiting for finally ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... decline in insurance cover would put further pressure on the public system. The strain on advisers has also seen the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia come together, calling for a coordinated approach ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... last nine months. While that exact number is unconfirmed, suicides in the industry have been widely reported and the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia have each put resources behind mental health initiatives ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... potential compliance cost impact was expected to be minimal. These changes, which advice associations including the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia fought for, were introduced under Treasury Laws Amendment ...