FPA

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Forget any of the troubles caused by HIH on the personal indemnity insurance game. HIH may have gone down, but Nick Bruining still has to fill out the paperwork for his P...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has dropped the registration fee for its annual convention by about 10 per cent....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has dropped the registration fee for its annual conference by about 10 per cent....

Financial planning

Well-known financial services figure Bonnie Guilford has departed AMP Financial Planning and joined Timbercorp in the newly created position of marketing and technical ma...

Financial planning

Whispers within the financial services industry seem to suggest that financial planners have something to fear as the financial year ends. However, Kate Kachor discovers ...

Financial planning

Last night’s budget announcement will have minimal effect on financial markets, according to financial services industry sentiment....

Financial planning

Prime Minister John Howard has agreed to deliver a verdict on the issue of Alienation of Personal Services Income (APSI) within the next three weeks....

Financial planning

Further public hearings into the draft Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) have been scheduled for next month, following the initial round in late April....

Financial planning

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has recognised financial planner’s increased interest in direct investments and is stepping in to assist with improving knowledge....

Financial planning

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chairman John Hewison has blasted the Federal Government and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over their stance on alienation of perso...

Financial planning

Members of financial services professional bodies who offer financial advice will have to be licenced and regulated to the same standards of a financial planner, followin...

Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Securities has extended the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) submissions deadline, reacting to anger in the ind...

Financial planning

Financial planners who gained planning qualifications prior to 1994 will be asked to prove their current industry knowledge or be forced to undertake further qualificatio...

Financial planning

Nobel peace prize winner Jose Ramos Horta is to open this year’s FPA convention....

Financial planning

Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) corporate affairs manager Katrina Byers has handed in her resignation, effective June. ...

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