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FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... had input from members and was developed to provide "practical guidance on how to apply the FPA Code of Professional Practice to life-risk advice." FPA chief executive, Mark Rantall, said the guide incorporated elements of the Australian Securities and ...

Industry fund competes directly with advice networks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... fund has set up a nationwide network of advisers accredited under the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professional Practice program. UniSuper is the first not-for-profit fund to have all of its advice offices accredited as FPA Professional Practices. ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... towards certification); and working for an accredited Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) professional practice. Last year the Commonwealth Bank, among other major financial institutions, released what would be its minimum adviser standards. ...

Mercer becomes first FPA accredited salaried firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... providing high quality advice to our clients," she added. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said that "the FPA Professional Practice program recognises quality financial planning practices that are providing the highest quality financial advice in their ...

Independent dealer groups eye Genesys practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Centrepoint Alliance has opened its doors to Genesys advisers after the closure of the dealership and asked them to choose a dealer group aligned with their values. "The impending closure of the Genesys dealer group has shone the spotlight once again ...

Sunsuper taps FPA adviser network

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Sunsuper and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have partnered to form a national advice referral program which connects the fund's members with FPA practices across the country. The partnership sees the fund develop direct relationships ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... obtain financial advice, through Cbus' referral services to a Certified Financial Planner sourced under our Professional Practice Referral Program with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) of Australia." Cbus said it will send out letters to a "fairly ...

FPA appoints former NAB Wealth exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed Tom Reddacliff to the new role of general manager, member growth and marketing. Reddacliff moves to the FPA after many years at the National Australia Bank group, holding positions both at NAB and ...

Cbus first industry fund to get Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
Cbus Super has received a 'Recommended' rating from retail ratings house Lonsec, a first for an industry superannuation fund. Lonsec has assigned the rating to all Cbus investment options including the Cbus default option -- Cbus Growth (Cbus MySuper) ...

Professional planners don't accept commissions: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... understand that members of the FPA will not be allowed to accept commissions because it is in their code of professional practice, and if any FPA member is found to be charging commissions they will be disciplined. "I can't speak for people who are not ...