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FoFA amendments could bring back commissions: FPA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms could lead to a return to commissions, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has warned. Speaking at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne today, Rantall ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... ruled out the possibility of including tax-deductible advice in the 2014-2015 budget after the Financial Planning Association (FPA) asked for it in a pre-budget submission. "Their response is that the government can't do this in the current fiscal situation ...

FPA asks for tax-deductible advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has asked the government to implement tax deductibility on financial planning fees. "The inability to claim a tax deduction for the fees associated with an initial financial plan acts as a disincentive for people ...

FPA kicks off week of free financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) advisers will be providing financial advice for free as part of the Ask an Expert Week that starts today and will finish on February 9th. Consumers can ask their questions through the Ask an Expert forum at the ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... FoFA works as it was intended - to improve the quality and quantity of financial advice." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said that "the government has progressed with its promised changes to ensure a more workable ...

Advisers should train to fight tax evasion: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... financial advisers on identifying and avoiding cases of tax evasion and money laundering, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said. The FPA general manager of policy and government relations Dante De Gori told Financial Standard that the organisation ...

Hillross awards advisers amid AMP restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... network. The winners are determined by an expert panel of industry representatives, including Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall and AMP's chief customer officer Paul Sainsbury.

Artisan awarded Morningstar US International Manager of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... said. Morgan Stanley was awarded 2013 Fund Manager of the Year, PIMCO obtained the Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year, FPA Crescent received the Allocation Fund Manager of the Year and AQR Managed Futures Strategy I was given the Alternatives Fund ...

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has urged planners to "rise above the noise of tired, product-centric arguments" in the early days of the watered-down Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. On 20 December 2013 Assistant Treasurer ...

FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The referral deal between the Financial Planners Association (FPA) and industry fund Cbus is going "exceptionally well" after two weeks in action, according to FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. Rantall said that, since January 1, 25 Cbus members have ...