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Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... concerns that bank employees providing general advice will be able to receive commissions. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Industry Super Australia (ISA) and all organisations representing consumers ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled 10 key points to raise the standards of financial advice. The FPA presented the plan yesterday during the Senate Economics Committee hearing on the streamlining of the Future of Financial Advice ...

FPA and AFA unite: stop commissions on general advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA). The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) have told the Senate Economics Committee that they do not want to see employees receiving commission for providing general ...

FPA campaigns for a separation of product and advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has asked the government to create "a surgical cut" between product sales and financial advice. The campaign promotes the inclusion of SoPA -or separation of product and advice- into FoFA -or the Future of Financial ...

Cuts to ASIC and ATO push industry to self-regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... will also be sold and proceeds for the sale will be reinvested in the Asset Recycling Fund. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante De Gori said that the organisation will be paying "close attention to the ...

Budget forces advisers to rethink tax, retirement strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... be included in the income test for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card for new recipients. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) noted that the government has kept its promise not to make changes to ...

FPA appoints former NAB Wealth exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed Tom Reddacliff to the new role of general manager, member growth and marketing. Reddacliff moves to the FPA after many years at the National Australia Bank group, holding positions both at NAB and ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... by the big four banks and other large multi-product financial institutions," Neilson said. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said it supports the removal of the 'catch-all' phrase, but expressed its strong opposition to "any possible re-introduction ...

New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... the sales-driven culture inside the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit has prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to leap to advisers' defense. Tonight's airing of 'Banking Bad' on the ABC's Four Corners program is set to stir the ...

FPA creates Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will recognise the highest achieving student in the CFP Certification Program each semester with the newly-created Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. The award was named after the late 'First Lady of financial planning'. ...