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Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... Financial Planners added 164 professionals to the fold last year, taking the total to nearly 5000. The Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is the certification body for the CFP designation in the country, recorded 4966 members at the end ...

Sudden departure for CountPlus chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... management group after working as its director since October 2016. Rowe is the former chair of the Financial Planning Association of Australia. He was also an Australian representative at the Financial Planning Standards Board in the US, a business banking ...

CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... stakeholders, who largely voiced concerns that the scheme should expand to all financial services. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), along with 14 other industry bodies, continue to push for expanding the CSLR's jurisdiction ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... confident the industry is well-placed to 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 ...

FPA reschedules Congress

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is rescheduling its annual FPA Professionals Congress to November, taking place in-person at the ICC in Sydney. The FPA's flagship event was originally planned for 7-8 April, but following conversations ...

FPA calls for stronger experience pathway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia said it does not agree with the proposed changes to the experience pathway, claiming it would undermine the road to professionalism. Newly appointed chief executive Sarah Abood criticised the federal government's ...

Shoddy exam feedback fuels adviser stress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
... same for me even after studying, so someone is lying to you about this," the adviser said. The Financial Planning Association of Australia said there have been occasions where it had to ask FASEA to speak to a member after the exam to discuss issues ...

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 ...

FPA overcharges members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has admitted to overcharging members but declined to reveal exactly how much. The FPA blamed an administrative error that incorrectly charged a higher fee for a small number of members who upgraded their ...

Future2 commits over $1.5m in grants

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
Future2, the foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has announced the awarding of $148,600 in new grants to 15 not-for-profit organisations in 2021. Future2 has now committed over $1.5 million in grants since its inception ...