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PI insurers face $300m in claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... battling to improve the PI cover and accessibility for their members. In the middle of last year, the Financial Planning Association teamed up with Jardine Lloyd Thompson to launch its Pro PI service for members. As part of the deal, JLT became the FPA's ...

FICA names chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... Australian Mutuals, Australian Bankers' Association, Australian Financial Markets Association, Financial Planning Association of Australia and IFSA.

Berry Fin Services ready for next growth phase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... bought a 40 per cent stake in Berry Financial Services which was founded by Berry, chair at the Financial Planning Association (FPA). ComCorp Financial Advice is a principal member of the FPA. This represents the first purchase by ComCorp after MMC Contrarian ...

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... associations and industry bodies such as the FPA, ASFA and SPAA despite pressure to cut costs. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) ...

FPA extends free online advice service

FPA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Ask an Expert online advice service will be available until the end of this month. The initiative was launched last month as part of FPA's Financial Planning Week. Volunteer advisers are on hand to answer basic ...

When ASIC knocks, answer immediately

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... far-reaching powers of the regulator, says an industry expert. Deen Sanders, deputy chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, said the financial watchdog's powers are "quite wide ranging" and that they are able to issue notices ...

UK planners face new advice regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... development parallels similar reforms proposed by Australia's financial planning peak body, the Financial Planning Association (FPA), which recommends that its members transition to fee-based advice by 2012.

Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... advice in super will only be charged through either a member advice fee or plan service fee. The Financial Planning Association said that the changes foreshadowed in this paper would align well with the FPA's Financial Planner Remuneration proposals. ...

IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... superannuation at a time when it is most needed," said Gilbert. The short timeline puts pressure on the Financial Planning Association's 2012 deadline to move away from commissions and further isolates the Association of Financial Advisers which has ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... predominantly fee-for-service based advice by 2012, as proposed in a government submission by the Financial Planning Association (FPA). The question is, can this be applied to life insurance? It's worth stressing that FPA's recommendation to move away ...