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AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has shed further light on its opposition to end grandfathered commissions, outlining considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday ...

Grandfathered commissions: Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... move on grandfathered commissions. Grandfathered commissions do have at least one public proponent however, with the Association of Financial Advisers providing the only submission to the Royal Commission in favour of keeping the model. The association's ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... the project entails, IMAP provided more detail. The project will commence with a research and engagement phase, the association said, adding the scope will be broad and encompass platforms, managed account issuers, advisers, SMAs, MDAs and IDPS'. ASIC ...

Markets could delay retirement plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... this is that intending retirees will be relying on government benefits for some time yet, given the fact that the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) estimates that an individual would need $545,000 and a couple $640,000 for a 'comfortable ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... professional designation - such as the Financial Planning Association's Certified Financial Planner program or the Association of Financial Advisers' Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner course - are entitled to credit of up to two units of graduate ...

FPA reviews disciplinary regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... confidentiality and publication provisions of complaints and determinations. The review focused on changes required to bring the association's disciplinary regulations up-to-date and in line with the FASEA/CP 300 Compliance Scheme, as outlined in the ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... of 24 subjects and the minimum will be an approved AQF8-level graduate diploma of eight subjects. In response, the Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the SMSF Association have all flagged FASEA's ...

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... found women make up 20% of the total industry and 11% of senior roles. AVCAL chief executive Yasser El-Ansary said the association endeavours "to build an inclusive and thriving industry where everyone feels confident that they can contribute and progress." ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... months. About 25% of the members are women and the FPA plans to increase this figure, he said. De Gori announced the association has undertaken a review of its disciplinary regulation led by Dale Boucher, the current deputy chair of the FPA's Conduct ...

Philanthropic foundation names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
As the 2018 FPA Professionals Congress begins today in Sydney, the association's philanthropic arm is welcoming a new chair. The new Future2 Foundation chair is Petra Churcher. She was previously chair of the Financial Planning Association's South Australian ...