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FPA kicks off week of free financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... is that they don't feel that financial planning can help them or that they can't afford it," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "Ask an Expert Week gives Australians the chance to try out financial advice for free and without the need to commit to ...

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... industry, using fear and misinformation to once again depict financial planners in a negative light," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "Our position on these regulatory matters is quite clear: consumer protection laws remain intact and at world's ...

FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... and industry fund Cbus is going "exceptionally well" after two weeks in action, according to FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. Rantall said that, since January 1, 25 Cbus members have been referred to participating planners for in-depth advice. He said ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... process and we will continue to work with Government and Treasury for improvements in this area," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) asked for additional clarification on the grandfathering provision and ...

FPA to lobby against FoFA redundancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... world where advisers have a best interest duty and where fee disclosure statements are required," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "To add that additional piece of red tape on advisers is inappropriate when they're already drowning on a tsunami ...

FPA expects TASA to require "massive" efforts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... process" to determine competency requirements for advisers under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA). FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said that TASA implementation on July 1, 2014, will be "easier in the short term, but challenging in the long term." ...

FPA to hold 2014 Congress in Adelaide

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... implementation of FoFA and a continuing emphasis on professionalism being a focus in recent times," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "We understand that social media is an effective way for us to communicate with our communities and the wider financial ...

University academics to access advice research grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... academic research is essential to underpin quality university education in this discipline," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "Financial support from the profession is the missing piece in the equation," he added. "The funding will just be the ...

Cbus, FPA explain their referral deal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... available to Cbus members in Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said that under the terms of the agreement, "Members will call into the Cbus call centre looking for advice, and if that can't ...

Platinum offers $15,000 financial planning scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... launched the National Accreditation and Curriculum Framework for financial planning degrees. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall thanked Platinum for its support of the profession adding that the scholarships would cement and uphold educational standards ...