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Future2 becomes FPA charitable foundation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has formalised an agreement with the Future2 Foundation, which has now become its charitable foundation. Future2 will replace its current tagline with the words 'The Foundation of the Australian Financial Planning ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... challenges" and added that there is still need for some regulatory changes to be approved. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said that the party that wins the election would have to deal with pressing issues for the ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... seriously? "Time will tell what the outcome will be," Mark Rantall, chief executive of the Financial Planners Association (FPA), said. Rantal argued that it was necessary for "the whole industry to work together on matters of national importance, and ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... life insurance, counseling for children, her will and the budget," he said. O'Leary won the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Future2 Community Service Best Practice Award in 2012 and the association started initiatives on pro bono work such as a ...

Scaled advice to shape industry future

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... "no reform" scenario. "It is an interesting projection and we will watch it closely," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said. Rantall said that "the main impact of FoFA has been the cost of implementing the reforms" ...

FPA outlines concerns on TASA submission to Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... requirements for training is needed in the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 the Financial Planning Association (FPA ) said in a submission to Treasury. FPA argued that "there is some confusion as to whether the TASA regime applies ...

Submissions open to FPA Best Practice Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opened submissions to the Best Practice Awards and the FPA Honorary Awards. The Best Practice Awards recognise financial planners who adhere to the FPA Code of Professional Practice, which holds members to ...

FPA wants schools to teach financial literacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... should be taught in schools in order to improve Australian's knowledge of finance issues, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has proposed. In a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) National Financial Literacy ...

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is inviting planners to show their clients an insider's view of the financial services industry through an industry event in Sydney in October. The FPA is holding a breakfast for planners and their clients at ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opposed the proposal to cap self-education tax concessions at $2,000 in a submission to government. The FPA said that a Diploma of Financial Planning costs around $1,800 and that an average adviser would ...