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Trans-Tasman super rollovers exclude SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... overlooked after industry bodies the SMSF Professional's Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) made submissions to include SMSFs at the consultation phase.

TASA now likely to include advisers by July 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... period finished on March 8, 2013, and Treasury received 33 submissions, including those of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The FPA was ...

Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... advice services and for the financial advisers who provide those services." The Association of Financial Planning of Australia (FPA) also welcomed the passage of the Bill through the lower house. "The FPA has been advocating for this measure for over ...

Paragem FUA reaches $1.9bn after new mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... million and current director and adviser at Dolfinwise Jason Bragger is on the Queensland Financial Planning Association (FPA) committee for board policy and regulations. Paragem managing director Ian Knox said that the growth is part of Paragem's controlled ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... unique visitors since it launched and reaches more than 300,000 people in an average month. Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said people should follow a very simple rule when it came to unsolicited approaches from investment ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Financial services with 838 advisers and Commonwealth Financial Planning with 795 planners. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and standards Dante De Gori said that increased regulation and the Future of Financial Advice ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... recommendations and decide whether to proceed with its passage unchanged or make amendments. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has lobbied for years for the enshrinement of the terms and FPA chief executive Mark Rantall applauded the move. "This ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... important factors to help people achieve a comfortable retirement," Vamos said. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) echoed Vamos' approval of this increase in the contributions cap, which will be extended to the over-50s from July 2014. ...

New FPA member base shows changing face of industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... the transformation of the public face of the financial planning industry, according to the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Figures released by the industry body shows that of more than 1,000 new members who joined the FPA this financial year, Generation ...

SPAA approves government's response to Trio reports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... misconduct occurred," SPAA director education and Professional Standards Graeme Colley said. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomed the Government's response. "The FPA supports all recommendations that aim to improve access to and transparency ...