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FPA reveals advertising impact

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... activity. Since the campaign, which spans television, print and online was launched three weeks ago, consumers seeking an FPA planner through the association's website has risen almost 20% with 700 searches per day. The FPA website has been attracting ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... associations. In response to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms announced yesterday, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Industry Super Network (ISN) have come out in support of the release and its push for a more professional ...

Soft dollar ban impact potential

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... development no longer treated as part of planner training. Mark Rantall, chief executive, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said the group supports the ban of soft dollar as it will force the industry to look for alternative measures. "We also ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... learned, according to AMP head. Steve Helmich, AMP's director of financial planning, advice and services and a member on the FPA standards board, said that while the Australian industry can always learn from the Canadian and US planning industries, our ...

FPA ad campaign sneak preview released to members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... need degrees and experience to perform their duties. It incorporates print, TV and web. The Financial Planners Association (FPA) said yesterday that it had won $3 million worth of advertising for just $1.3 million thanks to savvy buying by agency MATCH ...

Industry body applauds move to define financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... on the future of financial advice reforms released today. While maintaining its opposition to opt-in, Rantall said that the FPA was happy with today's announcements, which had reduced some of the ambiguity surrounding the reforms. The FPA will continue ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... with a phase two paper due to be released that will provide more examples shortly after. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has supported the move and said it is pleased with the range of topics on offer for scaled advice, but raised concerns on ...

Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... ongoing fees for ongoing advice they do not receive. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said in a release that the Industry Super Network (ISN) ads were a consumer fear campaign. "The advertisements promote up-front ...

AMP looks to uni for future planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... about lifting the profile of the profession," said Helmich. The program is supported by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Financial Planning Academics Forum, with groups to submit a case study in response to a hypothetical client case ...

Get on your bike for charity

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... to transform young lives at risk through social exclusion and financial disadvantage. Ray Griffin, former chairman of the FPA, and Peter Bobbin who completed the inaugural ride in 2010 are back on their bikes again this year. They are challenging other ...