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FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... talk them through the more technical aspects of the planning process, and the value placed on continuing professional development. "We want to demystify the financial planning industry for consumers. This is a great opportunity, while we have access ...

Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... assume the cost without tax concessions," Drum said. Drum reminded that "self-education and continuing professional development are at the core of the financial services industry professions." Drum found it contradictory that the government was asking ...

Rainmaker Group appoints Professional Standards Officer

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... Officer. In his new role, Harris will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program developed by Rainmaker and available to financial advisers, dealer groups and super funds. It is also ...

Finance and Treasury Association appoints new CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... Michell. FTA promotes better practices in treasury and aims to again be the preferred source of continuing professional development and information about all matters treasury and financial risk management in Australia.

Rainmaker appoints new head of technical services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Taxation Institute of Australia. "We recognise that continuing professional development (CPD) is important for financial advisers and we wanted to make sure we strengthen our resources behind our CPD Program ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... development of the group's professional standards and education program. He'll also be involved with continuing professional development and quality review programs at the association. Colley had been with OnePath, the financial services arm of ANZ ...

FS Advice launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... in 2006, we've built a storehouse of industry-relevant technical papers and they come with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. FS Advice also introduces a magazine section, bringing you the biggest recent news and developments in the advice ...

New SMSF course on offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... be capped at 20 students. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has allocated 63 continuing professional development points to the course with successful graduates satisfying the ASIC RG146 compliance requirement in the area of SMSFs, Cavendish ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... changes to laws, market issues and new products. Finally ASIC proposed that advisers undergo continuing professional development requirements. "Our review identified concerns about current training standards and highlighted that change is required to ...

FSA ups ante on advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... systems and controls. As part of SPS, UK advisers will have to complete a minimum of 35 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) each year, a standard that around 70 per cent of UK advisers already meet, according to the FSA. "Today's policy ...