FPA announces research grant winners
The Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) announced two winners of its FPEC University Research Grants.
Winners include a team from Griffith University and a group of academics from Griffith University, University of Southern Queensland and University of New England.
"The two grant recipients were chosen from a total of nine applications and we look forward to the presentations of their research next November," chairman of FPEC's Grant Standing Committee Sharon Taylor said.
The Griffith University project is called ‘The economic, financial and psychological benefits of financial coaching in the professional financial planning and advice context', while the group project is called ‘Financial Planning Value Proposition: Laying the Groundwork Based on Clients' Perspective'.
"An approved degree is a requirement for all new practitioner members of the profession and as such, support for academics is essential," CEO of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Mark Rantall said.
"Education is key to ensuring a strong future for the financial planning profession. I am confident that the FPEC Research Grants Scheme will grow as the FPA's professional partners join the FPA in investing in the education of the future by sponsoring the FPEC research grants."
The FPA launched the grants in November last year to support higher education providers that offer degrees that allow admittance to the certified financial planner certification program.
The initial grants are for $5000 and are sponsored by the FPA and Kaplan Professional.
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