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FPA confirms redundancies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has unveiled its five-year plan, which includes redundancies. The FPA is calling its new strategy the MAC strategy, focused on members, advocacy and consumers. The plan involves a restructure of the organisation ...

FASEA unclear why advisers are quitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... takes enquiries directly from advisers and corresponds with advice associations including the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), as well as the SMSF Association among others. There are just ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... different interests offered a mix of responses to the government's decision yesterday. The Financial Planning Association of Australia was pleased, and called on the Senate to "urgently" turn its attention to the FASEA extension bill. "We welcome ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... returned on June 10, and said Labor had heard from both the Financial Services Union and the Financial Planning Association of Australia about what the legislation means to "ordinary financial planners". "Australians deserve to be able to access affordable ...

Merging super funds guaranteed tax relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... and we are pleased to see the government delivering on its Budget announcement to make this a permanent policy." Association of Super Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the association "strongly supported" a super industry which is competitive ...

Super must come together over cybercrime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Transaction Network is calling on super funds to work together to thwart the threat of cybercrime. Addressing the Association of Super Funds of Australia, GNGB executive officer Michelle Bower has urged the super industry to take a unified approach to ...

Mudslinging over FASEA extension continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Labor has slammed the Association of Financial Advisers for spouting untruths over the path of the FASEA extension bill through the Senate. Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Assistant Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones told Financial ...

South Australian wealth firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... wealth advisory and accounting practice has acquired a private wealth firm that was named the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Professional Practice of the Year in 2018. Perks is expanding its Perks Private Wealth business after acquiring ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... preparation of draft legislation. The decision was welcomed by financial advice and superannuation advocacy bodies. The Association of Super Funds of Australia labelled the move as pragmatic and sensible, given the pandemic has placed additional demands ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
In a webinar for the Financial Planning Association of Australia members, assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume delivered some welcome news about the extension to FASEA requirements. Hume confirmed ...