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General advice is not advice: Rantall

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

... 'general advice' is misleading to consumers, and would be more appropriately labeled 'product sales', Financial Planning Association chief executive Mark Rantall has said. Speaking to a full house of Financial Services Council conference delegates, Rantall ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014

... when 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 ...

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

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014

... the 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 ...

Cbus and FPA sign adviser referral deal

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014

Industry super fund Cbus members will have access to Financial Planning Association (FPA) certified financial planners after the two organisations joined together to launch a referral program. The national referral program which is scheduled to start ...

CBA to fund adviser education and association membership

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014

... financial planners will be required to obtain the Certified Financial Planner certification with the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Starting from Friday last week, all new CBA advisers, direct supervisors or managers must hold a degree in finance ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014

A public register of financial advisers will help "weed out bad apples," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said after the government announced the creation of a working group to consult with stakeholders. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said ...

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014

... financial products. "Advisers will need to state it in the SoAs on top of the Corporations Act," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante De Gori told Financial Standard. "It's done from a transparency perspective ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014

... the opposition would have to convince fringe party senators to change their position again. The Financial Planning Association (FPA)'s general manager of policy and conduct Dante De Gori told Financial Standard that even if the inquiry went through ...

FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014

... (FoFA) legislation will save the financial services industry millions of dollars according the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Commenting on the deal that was struck in the Senate this afternoon, the FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said the result ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014

... emotional pressure on them," Fox said. When asked about what the future looks like for advisers, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall spoke about education standards and technical competency. But he said that all advisers ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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