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CBA exec joins Future2 board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... board now has nine directors and trustees, including three who are nominated by the board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Perkovic has twenty years' experience in financial services. She joined CBA in 2010 and prior to that she held executive ...

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... Advice (FoFA) reforms indicate that "there is a will within the industry to make things change." Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall proposed "a hybrid model where the profession itself deals with everything that has to ...

Cbus to launch 'self-managed' product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... fund." He added that the option may serve as a draw for new members through the referral deal with Financial Planning Association advisers. As advisers become better acquainted with Cbus' growing suite of products, he said he hopes they will become more ...

FPA announces winners of research grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced the two winners of the inaugural Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) university research grants. A team from Griffith University and a consortium of academics from Griffith University, University ...

IPA joins calls for LISC reintroduction

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... better than the tax payable by their super fund. Other bodies calling for a rethink include the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), The Australian Institute ...

FPA calls for clear separation of general and personal advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) asked the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to review the definitions of general and personal advice over concerns that the terms make it difficult for consumers to distinguish personal advice from product sales. ...

Cbus first industry fund to get Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Cbus' FPA Professional Practices referral program pilot which has seen Cbus partnering with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) for the provision of financial advice to Cbus fund members. Cbus chief executive David Atkin said that the opening of ...

Industry pushes for more consumer protection under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... (FoFA) legislation, which some stakeholders believe will lead to increased consumer protection. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has repeatedly said that the Coalition's proposed amendments could potentially reintroduce commissions back to superannuation ...

Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... on industry by capturing individuals not directly involved in providing advice to clients." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) was just one industry body that expressed concerns over the amended bill. "We would have liked to see an explicit prohibition ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... the bill introducing changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) with mixed reactions. "The Financial Planning Association is supportive of the amendments, other than the general advice exemption on advice and superannuation products," the FPA chief ...