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Investors set to benefit from financial services initiative

... Superannuation Funds of Australia), IFSA (The Investment and Financial Services Association) and the FPA (Financial Planning Association). swimEC will incorporate the activities currently carried out by the SuperEC and MfundEC projects, effectively replacing ...

ASIC releases Financial Literacy in Schools paper

... appropriate training, and providing stimulating educational resources, ASIC said. Earlier this month the Financial Planning Association (FPA) released the Dollarsmart program, comprising a CD-Rom based learning kit that aimed to teach teenagers about ...

FPA welcomes tax law amendment bill

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the introduction of the Taxation Law Amendment Bill (No. 7) 2003 schedule 9 that aims to provide capital gains tax (CGT) roll-over relief for financial planning dealer groups. The Association said ...

FPA announces changes to its diploma and CFP qualifications

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced an overhaul of its education offerings, introducing a program that includes new Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) Certified Financial Practitioner (CFP) qualifications. The new ...

Centrestone opens Melbourne office, adds Sydney planner

... Melbourne," said Michael Pillemer, the group's joint chief executive officer. Gavin is the chair of the Financial Planning Association Education Committee and has studied financial planning best practice in the USA. He gives us an outstanding base on ...

FPA, IFSA & NIBA launch "plain English" consumer guides

The Financial Planning Association (FPA), The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) have announced the completion of a "plain English" guide for Statement of Advice (SOA) and model Financial ...

Breakspear calls for compulsory financial planning in schools

... Government should make learning about financial planning compulsory in Australian high schools, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear has proclaimed. Speaking at the launch of Financial Planning Week in Sydney, Breakspear ...

New super initiative sparks familiar political catfight

... be enough to win the political backing needed to finally push its proposals into law. Meanwhile Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear has welcomed the Government's initiative. Breakspear said that the FPA fully supports ...

Conroy cautions superannuation funds on use of hedge funds

... the argument put forward by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Conroy told a Financial Planning Association lunch that although he didn't oppose the use of hedge funds, "trustees should be aware of the higher risks they often involve". ...

FPA launches financial literacy workbook for teenagers

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today launched a financial literacy workbook for Australian teenagers. The CD-based 100-page workbook - Dollarsmart: a financial toolkit for teenagers - journeys through six important areas of financial knowledge. ...