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Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Despite the uncertainty facing the financial advice sector, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood says she's never felt more optimistic about the future. Welcoming more than 1200 delegates to the 2022 FPA Professionals ...

Advisers, non-relevant providers will not compete: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... can't I need to give discretion to the provider and employ a person who I can trust'. That's where the financial adviser would come in." She made clear that the process won't be standardised and will be left up to the entity to manage. ...

FPA membership declines, deficit materialises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... FPA said. "This is also reflected by an approximate 14.4% reduction in financial advisers listed on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register (FAR) during 2021/22." On an annual basis there were membership declines across CFP professionals, practitioner ...

More consolidation is needed, says Diverger chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Diverger managing director Nathan Jacobsen believes more consolidation must happen within the financial advice industry. "I think we are one of the larger service providers and yet, by listed company standards, we're small," he explained in a recent ...

FPA calls for sunset on experience pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Most Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) members only support the introduction of an experience pathway if there is a sunset period included. In formulating its submission on the proposed education pathway for experienced financial advisers ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... could be provided by someone who doesn't have the experienced educational publications of a professional financial adviser. Abood concluded that there are other issues raised "around the edges." "I don't think the consumer groups understand that ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... natural deduction, that means around 500 of them have not been able to pass and will be forced to leave the financial adviser profession at the end of this month," he explained. He pointed out that not passing the exam does not mean the adviser isn't ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has told the Association of Financial Advisers' THRIVE Conference that now is the time for change in the advice sector. Appearing via video link on the opening day of the conference ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... record, in addition to passing the adviser exam, should be enough to meet the educational standards required of a financial adviser. In its consultation, the government has detailed that to fulfill the 10 years' experience requirement, an adviser ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... driving compliance with new requirements. On the advice front, the regulator flagged that it will also review the Financial Adviser Register to ensure it correctly records the authorisation status of existing advisers who have not passed by the relevant ...