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FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... latest round of reforms. Citing its submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission review, FPA chief executive Sarah Abood is calling for the elimination of layers of legislation that advisers face that ultimately comes at the expense of consumers. ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... by 4%, this is lower when compared to the 11% drop experienced broadly across the profession, FPA chief executive Sarah Abood said. Abood said it is pleasing to see that advisers continue to recognise the value of the CFP certification and dedicate themselves ...

CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... unprotected if they invest in products such as managed investment schemes that later collapse," FPA chief executive Sarah Abood said. Under the proposed model, the government has also missed an opportunity to ensure that financial advisers are not left ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... develop and publish such strategies by the deadline. The Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said financial planners now look forward to their clients having the ability to access a broader range of options. The "one ...

FPA reschedules Congress

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 November 2022, returning Congress to its traditional timeframe. FPA chief executive Sarah Abood said members have expressed a strong desire to get together and network with peers in person. "At the same time, however ...

FPA calls for stronger experience pathway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... to the experience pathway, claiming it would undermine the road to professionalism. Newly appointed chief executive Sarah Abood criticised the federal government's proposal to recognise 10 years of experience to meet adviser education qualifications ...

FPA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia announced who will take over Dante De Gori as chief executive. Sarah Abood takes the post in mid-January 2022, leaving behind her role as chief operating officer of HOPE Housing Funds Management, a not-for-profit ...

Advice group appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... is also chair of Profile's board and has been serving as chief executive for two years following the departure of Sarah Abood in October 2019. Abood led the firm for close to a decade before leaving for personal reasons.

Advice group chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... will exit the business next month. Profile Financial Services has confirmed the resignation of its chief executive Sarah Abood. Abood first took leadership of the privately-owned group in February 2010, following more than 20 years in financial services. ...

Boutique AFSL acquires advice practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... announced they were exiting the advice market, so the timing was good." Profile Financial Services chief executive Sarah Abood said the firm is always looking to work with advisers with a client-first ethos and that can benefit from scale, investments ...