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FPA chair joins FPSB

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Corinna Dieters will represent Australia in the nine-member global governing body of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB). FPSB is a non-profit international organisation that manages and develops ...

FPA offers free advice to farmers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... companies have the opportunity to receive free financial planning advice through the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) program being trialled in the southwest NSW region of Sunraysia. The FPA approached the minister for agriculture, fisheries ...

Get financial advice on the web

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... the internet to source information to help them make financial information." Jo-Anne Bloch, Financial Planners Association (FPA) chief executive, said, "The concept has the potential to provide a lot of benefits to consumers and advisors and ultimately ...

Dazza is a dud: FPA survey

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Despite initial claims of success with consumers, almost two-thirds of Financial Planning Association (FPA) members believe the Value of Advice 'Dazza' advertising campaign has been a flop. First aired on national TV in October 2005, and backed up by ...

DMS pioneers fee-for-service technology

... the client only sees the fees in percentage terms. "This feature is very important because it's in full compliance with the FPA's best practice guidelines which says advisers should be disclosing the exact amount they receive from fund manager rebates ...

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have updated their consumer financial literacy guide - Smarter Super - Invest in your future and make the most ...

FPA lends farmers a helping hand

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
The chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Corinna Dieters, yesterday announced a pilot project for planners to help drought affected farmers free of charge, potentially the first of many pro bono projects for needy Australians. Dieters ...

Industry cheers red tape cuts

... with advice for investments or superannuation amounts under $15,000, a move welcomed by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). According to the proposed laws, financial planners will only ...

Advisers have 30 days to issue SoA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... Gilbert. "IFSA applauds the flexibility and pragmatism demonstrated by the regulator, ASIC." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) similarly welcomed the reprieve for its members. "We are pleased that ASIC has acknowledged the special circumstances ...

Planners should not face criminal charges: FPA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is arguing for the removal of criminal sanctions for advisers who fail to provide disclosure to clients, claiming the current regime is "excessive, unjust and contributes to fear and uncertainty". In a submission ...