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FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... interests first and we want an end to commissions," said John Brogden, FSC chief. Planning bodies the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) were also unhappy with the outcome. FPA boss Mark Rantall claimed ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... membership jump by 25% over the past year. Francois said that while associations like SPAA, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and various trustee bodies are looking at ways to tap into the market through education initiatives, there is still some ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... what's become the passive income problem." According to Deen Sanders, chief professional officer, Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), the FOFA legislation as it stands represents a missed opportunity, and that while the FPA shared ASIC's ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... transition a large group of people into a new regime," said Conway. Matthew Rowe, chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), also commented on the exemption stating that the FPA supports the raising of standards. "We have asked for the recognition ...

Rainmaker appoints new head of technical services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... most recently, as a lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. Proctor is a member of the Financial Planning Association, Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Taxation Institute of Australia. "We recognise that continuing professional development ...

Planners must return to strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... strategy tools. Philippa Sheehan, managing director of adviser group My Adviser, told delegates at a Financial Planning Association event the advice process has become overly complicated with new regulatory and service demands on planners. "However ...

FOFA 'unclear' on legal position of advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... the allotted time surfaced in evidence from both the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association to a parliamentary hearing this week. The real issue for advisers in the draft legislation will be how advice services are linked ...

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... course being run by fixed income broker FIIG Securities. The course, which is accredited by the Financial Planning Association (FPA), consists of 13 sessions on topics including product descriptions, mathematics and formulae, bonds, hybrids, floating ...

Annual fee collation too complex: FPA to PJC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Bernie Ripoll has grilled the Financial Planning Association over claims the proposed annual Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS) as part of FOFA is unnecessary. Speaking at NSW Parliament ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... inadequate process that is riddled with conflicts of interest," said FSC chief John Brogden. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) also came out in support of the move, believing it would encourage "an even playing field for all superfunds, industry ...