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Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... potential compliance cost impact was expected to be minimal. These changes, which advice associations including the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia fought for, were introduced under Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Dante De Gori, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, has explained why a united front is needed in financial advice as the bill to defer new education requirements is tabled in parliament. At the recent FPA Professionals ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... investment industry, but the data is showing that this assumption no longer holds true. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia estimates there is more than $2.96 trillion invested in ethical strategies around the globe." Vynokur added, in ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... for the cost of running pension plans." In his maiden speech to the annual ASFA Conference earlier this month, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy noted the figures from the report, and said that according to ...

Above and beyond: Planner excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... involvement in extra-curricular activities. In particular, the FPA highlighted his membership of the Griffith University Association of Commerce Society, his internship and part-time work in the profession, relationship with his local FPA Chapter and ...

Tech-powered is empowered: SOAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
With no legal or regulatory barriers to using technology to deliver advice, the Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the future of your practice is paper-free and prosperous. Earlier this year, the FPA established The Future of the ...

New social network for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... to the need for community in a period of immense change for the profession. Introduced by the Financial Planning Association of Australia at the 2019 FPA Congress, the FPA Community platform will allow members to share their views on topical issues ...

FPA consults on future of advice, policy initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has released a discussion paper outlining the major issues to impact the financial advice industry over the next five years. The Financial Planning Association of Australia has released a discussion paper ...

Advice associations welcome ASIC stance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... remain concerned about the workability of certain standards. In separate statements, both the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have welcomed ASIC's approach to licensee obligations for ...

Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... of sustainability and cohesiveness. Commenting on the opening of the consultation period, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Martin Fahy welcomed the "important opportunity" it presented to improve retirement outcomes. ...