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Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... would ensure a higher overall quality of advice across the paraplanning community. On the subject, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Sarah Abood commented: "We don't believe government intervention to set standards for paraplanners ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has entered into the second round of member consultation. Recently, members have been invited to complete a survey to help ...

ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has said the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) should prioritise advice regulations in its ongoing review of financial services law. In its latest submission to the ALRC review of the Legislative ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... In offering an update on the proposed merger with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chair David Sharpe said he is hoping to have the full support of members and, despite speculation, a new ...

Winners are grinners: FPA awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) announced the winners of the 2022 FPA Awards and the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award at the FPA Professionals Congress in Sydney yesterday. Now in its 10th year, the FPA Awards recognise individuals ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A rapidly ageing population has changed the face of retirement. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress London Business School professor Andrew Scott explained why. Kicking things off, Scott said ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Despite the uncertainty facing the financial advice sector, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood says she's never felt more optimistic about the future. Welcoming more than 1200 delegates to the 2022 FPA Professionals ...

What to expect at FPA Congress 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress is back for the first time in person in three years. Kicking off tomorrow at Sydney's ICC with the theme 'Reunite, Reset', Congress chair Marisa Broome said the event ...

AFA posts $273,135 operational loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... $94,655 from last year's result, as it gears up for the vote on its proposed merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). Total revenue was down 2% on last year to $3 million, and total expenses increased 1% to $3.2 million. ...

FPA membership declines, deficit materialises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) membership has fallen to 10,954 members from 11,811 last year, and the association has recorded a before-tax deficit of $1.2 million for the year ended June 30. FPA member numbers decreased ...