FPA

Financial planning

Former general manager of policy, Dante De Gori, has officially commenced his role as chief executive of the FPA, taking over from Mark Rantall....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has sought a “grace period” within the LIF transitionary arrangements to cover delays in policy activation....

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Financial planning

The FPA welcomed former FPA chair, Julie Berry’s appointment to the Tax Practitioners Board, saying she would represent financial advisers....

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Financial planning

ING Direct will adopt an advice referral model used by industry fund, Cbus, in partnership with the FPA....

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Financial planning

Australian advisers need to get ahead of regulations and legislation to avoid having to deal with significant change, the FPA believes....

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Financial planning

Most Australian consumers do not know who to trust in the financial planning profession and prefer to get their advice from family and friends....

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Editorial

While 2015 threw up its share of challenges for financial planners and the broader financial planning industry, it also confirmed that planners could speak with one voice...

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Financial planning

The FPA announces policy chief Dante De Gori as the successor to Mark Rantall as CEO....

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Financial planning

Dante De Gori has been announced as new FPA chief executive to succeed Mark Rantall who departs in February. ...

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Financial planning

The time to introduce the superannuation component of the Paid Parental Leave scheme is now, the FPA believes....

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Financial planning

The FPA has recorded an after tax surplus of $444,544 for the year ending 30 June, 2015....

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council’s position supporting three-year clawbacks demands that advisers take enormous leaps of faith and defies the position of some members, clai...

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Financial planning

The FPA has provided Treasury with its submission on the proposed industry funding model for ASIC. In its submission, the FPA has highlighted its concerns about the equit...

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Financial planning

Mark O’Toole, the founder and managing director of Ascent Private Wealth, has been appointed to the FPA Board....

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Policy & Regulation

The Government’s FSI response has delivered on higher educational standards for planners together with enshrinement of the term “financial planner/adviser”....

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