The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has put its weight behind the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) national compliance program. ...

The Certified Financial Planner designation is about to undergo one of the biggest changes in its 23 year history. Stuart Engel reports on the struggle to wrestle the CFP...

Financial planners contemplating a move from adviser to manager should develop fail-safe business strategies before making the leap, according to Heraud and Harrison dire...

This year’s Financial Planning Association conference marks the ninth year that advisers have gathered together on an annual basis for the largest event of its kind in th...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will next month roll out an initiative to assist principal industry members in areas of compliance and professional standards....

First Samuel managing director Anthony Starkins’ submission to the Senate calling on Government to outlaw commissions (Money Management, October 26) could be interpreted ...

Ken Breakspear took up the top job at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) less than a month ago. But as most politicians know, the honeymoon period does not last lon...

Ken Breakspear took up the top job at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) less than a month ago. But as most politicians know, the honeymoon period does not last lon...

Earnings growth from US equities will remain strong enough for good returns as that economy heads for a soft landing, according to Deutsche global chief investment office...

Improving the image of financial planners in the eyes of Australian consumers will be the cornerstone to Ken Breakspear’s strategy for the Financial Planning Association....

Three developments in recent weeks point to an elevation of the financial planning industry onto the national political stage....

Last year I wrote an article I called “Regulation – friend or foe, crutch or protector” (<I>Money Management</I> retitled it “Is it really necessary to have more rules fr...

While the Rolling Stones sang 'You can't always get what you want', that hasn't stopped planners seeking the ideal product. <B>JULIA NEWBOULD</B> examines what advisers a...

Financial Planning Association stalwart Ken Breakspear has been anointed chief executive of the association....