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FPA chair Rowe stands down, Kendall takes the reins

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Matthew Rowe has ended his two year term at the head of the organisation's board and will be replaced by Tupicoffs financial planner and pro bono advice advocate Neil Kendall. Board member and iPac chief ...

Professional planners don't accept commissions: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... financial planners do not accept commissions because the conflicts of interest commissions create cannot be managed, says Matthew Rowe, chair of the Financial Planning Association. "We don't believe that a commission should be payable on any form of ...

One-stop-shop firms surge to gain scale against big instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... merging is a way of becoming a more sustainable business with access to more resources," Hood Sweeney managing director Matthew Rowe said. "Unless you are a really niche and specialised firm, you can't be really small and independent," he said. Rowe ...

Hood Sweeney merges with Shearer + Elliss

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... business to around $25 million, which would see it ranked among the top 35 in Australia. Hood Sweeney managing director Matthew Rowe said the merger brought together two firms that shared a similar culture and "client-first" mentality. "In a constantly ...

Advisers dismiss Medicare-style advice service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Matthew Rowe has dismissed the idea of introducing a Medicare-style financial planning service, saying it would be too expensive. The idea was put to a panel of advisers and clients at the FPA Inaugural Professionals ...

Future2 becomes FPA charitable foundation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... collective giving and individual involvement, augmenting the community and pro bono work of many FPA members," FPA chair Matthew Rowe said. "The FPA is building a professional community at the centre of which is the notion of 'giving back'," he explained. ...

Professional membership sees advisers paid more

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... accrued to the community and our members by continuing the journey to raise standards in financial planning," said Matthew Rowe, Chair of the FPA. "Not only do Australians turn more often to a CFP than any other designation when seeking a financial planner ...

Hood Sweeney announces three new directors

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... Directors to the highly successful South Australian professional services business. Hood Sweeney managing director, Matthew Rowe said the appointments of Keith Rutherford, Nicholas Edwards and Adrian Zoppa as directors added a new dynamic and broader ...

FPA chairman extends term

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Financial Planning Association of Australia chairman, Matthew Rowe, has extended his term until November 2014. Rowe cited the "job left to do" in raising the professional bar on behalf of Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) members and ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... challenge is how you make this work and how do you 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 ...