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FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION

Financial planning

Why financial planners must learn to love learning

ASIC's regulatory framework around financial planner education is changing, which means many planners will have to pull their socks up and hit the books. Chris Kennedy re...

Editorial

FOFA's failings come into focus as time runs out

The financial planning industry understands that time is running out to extract key amendments to the FOFA bills and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry has distilled it...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA amendments still needed despite delay

The FPA and AFA will continue to press for amendments to FOFA despite the 12-month implementation period....

Policy & Regulation

Parliament scheduled to debate FOFA today

All focus has turned to Opposition amendments and the attitude of the independents as Parliament prepares to debate the FOFA bills....

Financial planning

Educators not sitting on their hands

Financial services educators are aiming to be prepared for whatever changes may arise from the ASIC's CP153 consultation paper into education standards, even though no ne...

Policy & Regulation

Concern around timing of FOFA bills debate

The absence of key independent Bob Katter emerges as a concern as the FOFA bills loom for debate....

Editorial

Will FOFA hold up to parliamentary scrutiny?

Mike Taylor writes that the dissenting reports produced within the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills will ensure the key points are thoroughly debate...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA flaws outlined in FPA letter to independents

The FPA has written to the key independents outlining the flaws in the FOFA bills and seeking support for amendments....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA lobbying intensifies

Financial planning industry awaits announcements from Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, while lobbying around FOFA amendments intensifies....

Policy & Regulation

Industry laments PJC's FOFA failure

The financial services industry has turned its attention to the parliamentary independents in the wake of the failure of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills....

Policy & Regulation

Expect variable FOFA transitionary arrangements

The Government is expected to announce variable transitionary arrangements around the implementation of FOFA....

Policy & Regulation

Where are the Greens on FOFA?

Observers attending the parliamentary committees reviewing the FOFA bills are concerned at the absence of the Australian Greens....

Policy & Regulation

FPA asks for a one-year transition on FOFA

The Financial Planning Association has asked the Government to allow a one-year transition timeframe for the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice reforms....

Editorial

Financial planners start the year with a reality check

Although financial planners are in for another tough year, the Financial Planning Association's Mark Rantall believes this could be a good time to reflect on how to creat...

Financial planning

Financial planning opt-in hangs in the balance

Australia's key financial planning industry organisations have been heartened by a declaration by NSW independent Rob Oakeshott that he will oppose 'opt-in' when the Gove...