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FPA chief to champion planner needs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Incoming FPA chief Mark Rantall said his main focus as the new head of the financial planning body is to renew consumer confidence in the industry and listen closely to the needs of FPA members. Rantall, who is on leave ahead of taking on the role ...

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... $1,250," noted the Challenger's post-Budget report. Deen Sanders, acting chief executive at the Financial Planning Association (FPA), said the move could reduce the incentive for low-income earners to co-contribute to super. "We are disappointed at the ...

FPA appoints Rantall to top job

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed former Godfrey Pembroke managing director, Mark Rantall, as chief executive. Rantall worked at NAB-owned Godfrey Pembroke between 2003 and 2008 where he helped the dealer group transition more than ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... how much is being paid for advice and whether that advice is conflicted or not. Industry bodies including IFSA, SPAA, ISN, FPA and the AFA have welcomed the reforms while financial planning groups MLC and AMP have voiced their support. However, Ross ...

FPA and AFA back members to remain in industry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) do not expect many of their members to exit the industry as a result of the government's financial advice reforms. Deen Sanders, acting chief executive at the FPA ...

Planning firm to drop commission-based insurance advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... It was one of the first planning groups to adopt fee-for-advice three years ago, well before industry bodies IFSA and the FPA started advocating a move away from commissions-based remuneration. "Godfrey Pembroke traditionally is an autonomous business ...

Asgard spends big on platform upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... Asgard, said the changes were designed to reflect the changing regulatory environment and prepare financial advisers for the FPA and IFSA's remuneration policies. Around 5,300 financial advisers use the Asgard platforms. "This review has resulted in ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The FPA's stance that commissions on risk products should remain has revived the debate on insurance fees and prompted two other industry bodies to have their say. The Financial Planning Association yesterday called for commission payments for risk ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for commission payments for risk products to continue, citing fee-for-advice payments on risk products could make life insurance too expensive for clients. According to a press statement, the FPA Board ...

Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... CFP, and the Medium to Large Principal Forum. In response to the AFA LLF initiative, Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive of the FPA, said: "Unlike the AFA, the FPA's principal members are also committed to the FPA through contractual membership, which has ...