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CBA reaction too slow, too little, too late

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... that they have apologised," he added, and noted that "for a long period there was denial." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomed CBA's compensation commitment, but called for an increase of education requirements at the bank's financial planning ...

FPA calls for industry summit to restore trust in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Financial Planning Association is calling for a broad industry summit to ensure that cases of inappropriate advice are "stamped out for good" and to restore community trust in advisers. "We think it's about time the entire industry regulated itself ...

Platinum steps up focus on adviser market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has revealed that Platinum Asset Management will be its main sponsor for its 2014 Professionals Congress in Adelaide in November. In an interview with Financial Standard in April, Platinum co-founder and managing ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Committee report stressed the need for dramatic changes in the way the advice sector operates. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said that "Australia's complex financial system demands robust legislation, a strong and effective regulator and personal ...

Treasury contemplates TASA relief for experienced advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... the past eight years, and need to be a member of a professional body recognised by the TPB. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall welcomed the exposure draft and said that the relief for experienced planners will contribute ...

Young adviser wins first Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has awarded a young financial adviser the inaugural Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Dixon Advisory financial planner Erin Shields took out the award for being the highest achieving student in last ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... have fought very hard to ensure that trailing commissions were banned from general advice," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said. Rantall spoke shortly after Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann issued a response ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... proposed amendments strike that right balance," but said there is need for greater clarity. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall welcomed the report and said that the organisation looks forward to the government's response. ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... senators will be critical to the approval of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have begun to lobby the senators, ahead of the Senate Economics Committee ...

Advisers, do not read headlines: Kerr Neilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... roadshow. "Ignore the headlines, they will not help you very much at all," Neilson said. Speaking at a Financial Planning Association (FPA) roadshow in Sydney this week, Neilson argued that news tend to hit the headlines days or even months later than ...