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FPA announces three board additions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the appointment of three new additions to its board. Kearsten James, Julie Matheson and Julian Place have been elected to the FPA board. James and Place will serve on the board for ...

FS Power50 revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... and extensive due diligence conducted by the Financial Standard editorial team. The list was also screened by the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia prior to publishing. There are plenty of new faces ...

Calls to axe TPB for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... accessibility of financial advice to more Australians." His views are in line with those of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). FPA chief executive Dante De Gori recently said that the establishment of a new single disciplinary body ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... research showing the average cost for a Statement of Advice has increased 10% in 12 months, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is warning of the detrimental impact ongoing reform is having on financial advisers and consumers. The FPA ...

Sam Henderson sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... recommendation would have seen the client $500,000 worse off. When that client complained to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Henderson allegedly called her "aggressive" and "nit-picking". Commissioner Kenneth Hayne did not accept Henderson's ...

A new model is coming: Licensees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
At the Association of Financial Advisers' Conference, a panel of licensee executives agreed that the advice industry will be pushed towards a new model in the coming years. The panel, facilitated by CoreData founder and principal Andrew Inwood, saw ...

Level premiums to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... salvage individual disability income insurance, level premiums will continue to exist. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, MLC chief of life insurance Sean McCormack said he doesn't believe APRA's changes will represent ...

Stephen Jones admits to anti-life insurance bias

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
At the Association of Financial Advisers annual conference, shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones outlined Labor's vision for financial advice and admitted to apprehension on life insurance. Jones said, referring to the ASIC review ...

ASIC reviewing risk advice, pushes for scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... review of life insurance advice and plans to consult with the industry on scaled advice this year. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers Conference, ASIC senior executive leader, financial advisers Kate Metz revealed work has commenced its ...

Advice reforms to be legislated: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... financial advisers and the compensation scheme of last resort is set to be legislated by mid-2021. Speaking at the 2020 Association of Financial Advisers Vision Conference this morning, Senator Jane Hume said the government agreed with the Hayne recommendation ...