With Baby Boomers starting to enter retirement, there is a growing realisation that retirement incomes products are insufficient and in need of an overhaul....
The financial planning industry is a diverse organism not well understood by the media and other industry outsiders and advisers need to remember this....
The Financial Planning Association has reported record enrolments for this year's Certified Financial Planner program which saw the increase of nearly 65 per cent from la...
AMPFS boss says the Financial Planning Association's control of CFP designation hands it an advantage....
Participants in the Financial Planning Association's shadow shopper workshops have called for better clarity from the regulator, as ASIC commissioner Peter Kell elaborate...
The Financial Planning Association and Financial Planning Education Council have released for consultation a national financial planning curriculum that also calls for a ...
In the lead up to the Federal Budget it remains to be seen whether the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, will deliver on legislating the restricted use of th...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) appears to be suffering a problem with member engagement, according to new research released by Wealth Insights....
The Financial Planning Standards Board has praised its member organisation, the Financial Planning Association, for its efforts in negotiating some of the key legislative...
As debate heats up over the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed educational guidelines for financial advisers, training providers argue t...
The number of students in Certified Financial Planner (CFP) aligned courses more than doubled in 2011 and the industry is now viewing graduate entrants more favourably, a...
Members of the Financial Planning Association are more prepared to meet the changes required by the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes....
Commitment to financial literacy, strategic financial advice and client service has seen Charles Badenach crowned the 2011 Money Management Financial Planner of the Year....
George Flack has continued to demonstrate his continued commitment to financial planning while William Johns is part of a new generation entering the profession....
The FPA has recorded a before tax deficit of $542,670 for the year ending 30 June 2011, according to the newly released annual report....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....