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Planners need to shape up: Corbett

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... industry, Roger Corbett, company director and former chief executive of Woolworths, said. At the Financial Planning Association (FPA) conference yesterday, Corbett said among his friends there was a great deal of cynicism around the financial planning ...

SOA at half price

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled a simplified Statement Of Advice (SOA) which cuts planner preparation time by as much as 50 per cent. FPA chief executive, Jo-Anne Bloch, said the 'Simplified SOA' has been developed after the Financial ...

PI increase sparks debate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... adviser has gone out of business or absconded," he said. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the Financial Planning Association (FPA), said, "We are still unsure as to how FICS arrived at an appropriate number, and we are still uncertain as to how FICS ...

FICS raises maximum claim to $150k

... board made its decisions based on a consideration of all stakeholder views," she said. However, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has expressed disappointment on the changes as it puts additional burden on planners who are members of FICS to stump ...

The new government: what it means

... super could also creep up to 15 per cent, a move welcomed by the industry body for planners, the Financial Planning Association (FPA). FPA chief executive officer, Jo-Anne Bloch also said, "Labor has always expressed a firm commitment to reducing red ...

Commissions could breach sole purpose test

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... should be allowed, given it allowed MLC to pay $70 million in unit pricing errors to investors. Financial Planning Association chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch also said in a statement the comments were invalid. "This is yet another attempt by Industry ...

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
... farmers and 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...