FPA

Editorial

New research has confirmed substantial unmet demand for good and independent financial advice which the banks may not be able to deliver. ...

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Life/Risk

Hybrid commissions may remove perceptions of bias in adviser recommendations, but it will not boost advice quality, the FPA argues....

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Editorial

A change of minister combined with a change in ministerial advisory personnel and Government policy attitudes has altered the dynamic for the key financial services lobby...

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Financial planning

The FPA said the recent life/risk debate focused on remuneration rather than the quality of advice as it launched an advice guide....

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People & Products

While Kelly O’Dwyer has succeeded Josh Frydenberg as Assistant Treasurer most of the key advisory personnel are expected to remain in place....

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Financial planning

The AIOFP has been rebuffed by the FPA and AFA in its efforts to present a ‘united front’ on the Life Insurance Framework....

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Financial planning

It is often assumed that young people are not actively looking to manage their finances, however, the FPA’s Financial Planning Week found the opposite....

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA supports user-pays funding for ASIC but only if it is equitable across the industry....

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Financial planning

UniSuper’s advice offices are now accredited under the FPA Professional Practice program, the first profit-to-member fund to do so....

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Financial planning

Regardless of how much money people have they are more optimistic about their financial future if they consult a financial planner, the FPA claims....

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Life/Risk

Financal Planning Association chief executive, Mark Rantall, says nobody should underestimate how much assistance some advisers will need adjusting to the post-Trowbridge...

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Financial planning

The FPA has rejected claims by the AIOFP that its members were not consulted and that institutions shaped its proposal on life insurance commission changes....

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Financial planning

Apt Wealth Partners head of advice John Moran becomes the third winner of Gwen Fletcher award given by the FPA....

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Life/Risk

Industry leaders are warning that changes to the way life/risk advisers are remunerated will put pressure on the industry, but believe the Life Insurance Framework is “wo...

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Financial planning

The FPA’s national roadshow on retirement planning and best interest duty attracted almost 3000 registrations, with two shows remaining. ...

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