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FPA backs new ASIC guidelines on SOA's

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has thrown is support behind the latest guidelines provided by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on how licensees and their representatives prepare Statements of Advice (SOA). "These ...

New appointments at FPA

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) on Tuesday announced two new appointments within the group's policy and education department. John Anning has been appointed to the position of policy and government relations manager and Ruth Ferraro has been ...

Proposal to abolish exit fees splits industry

... free-enterprise economy, where there are a large number of buyers and sellers," Investment and Financial Services Association Richard Gilbert said. Opposition Retirement Income spokesman Senator Nick Sherry said last week the Labor Party would abolish ...

FSR complexities will be resolved: Sen Cameron

Speaking at the Financial Planning Association Sydney Chapter lunch this week, Senator Ross Cameron said the current disclosure requirements contained in Statements of Advice are too complex, consumer unfriendly and too long. Against the background ...

FPA implements education changes

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today announced changes to its educational program removing the provision of entry level financial services education to concentrate on the establishment and maintenance of higher educational standards for existing ...

Relaxed super compliance will disadvantage workers; ASFA

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the government's plan to ease the superannuation compliance burden on small businesses will disadvantage many of Australia's most vulnerable employees. ASFA director of policy and research ...

ASFA supports share price integrity

... News Corp from ASX/S&P indices despite warning some of its members may suffer considerable short-term disruption. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the decision by S&P to remove News Corp from domestic share price indices ...

Labor in the cold on choice

... party said the new laws would do nothing to encourage ethical investments. But the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) roundly welcomed the deal, despite ASFA doing so with a cautionary ...

EU needs cross-border fund pooling: IMA

The UK's Investment Management Association (IMA) issued a report overnight outlining the results of a survey of the developments in the European single market for asset management during 2003/04. The report found the requirement for funds to be registered ...

New appointments at the FPA

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced Andrew Miles has been appointed to a new role of general manager, finance and administration at the FPA effective from 1 July. Miles, a chartered accounted formerly with BCA IT and Foster's Group, will ...