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Certified financial planners report higher profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... institutions who support higher professional standards within their financial planning operations," Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said. The FPSB confirmed that there are 5,500 CFP advisers in Australia and 150,000 ...

FPA's Ask an Expert week sees 150 inquiries

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) registered over 150 consumer questions submitted to advisers during the second edition of its Ask an Expert week. However, the Ask an Expert website had 7,038 page views during the first week of February, which ...

FPA slams detractors of best interest amendment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has stated that "consumers have nothing to fear from the proposed amendments" that will remove a sub-section of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation referring to the best interest duty. "We are witnessing ...

FSC joins calls for tax deductible advice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... seeking financial advice. The FSC used its pre-Budget submission to join organisations such as the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) in calling for the tax incentives. "The FSC recommends that payments ...

FoFA changes must go before parliament: Collins

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... interest requirement would set a damaging precedent. Both Mark Rantall, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, and John Brogden, chief executive of the Financial Services Council, argued that as they stand the catch-all best interest ...

FoFA amendments could bring back commissions: FPA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms could lead to a return to commissions, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has warned. Speaking at the Financial Advice in Super Symposium in Melbourne today, Rantall ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... ruled out the possibility of including tax-deductible advice in the 2014-2015 budget after the Financial Planning Association (FPA) asked for it in a pre-budget submission. "Their response is that the government can't do this in the current fiscal situation ...

FPA asks for tax-deductible advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has asked the government to implement tax deductibility on financial planning fees. "The inability to claim a tax deduction for the fees associated with an initial financial plan acts as a disincentive for people ...

FPA kicks off week of free financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) advisers will be providing financial advice for free as part of the Ask an Expert Week that starts today and will finish on February 9th. Consumers can ask their questions through the Ask an Expert forum at the ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... ensure FoFA works as it was intended - to improve the quality and quantity of financial advice." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said that "the government has progressed with its promised changes to ensure a more ...