Julie Berry named as first Australian to head NZ planning body...
The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....
There will be no quick fix to the grandfathering issue and the movement of planners between licensees because any possible post-election scenario could take several month...
A new agreement will see Future2 Foundation become the charitable foundation of the FPA. ...
Dealer group recruitment is mostly frozen until after the Federal Election when grandfathering can be clarified. ...
Legacy products and commission payments associated with them will continue to be a factor in adviser remuneration, but that doesn’t mean the conflict will remain, accordi...
The FOFA legislation once heralded was a long time coming – and with its implementation date has also arrived a raft of questions as to how parts of the legislation will ...
A group of boutique financial planning businesses is planning to launch a pro-bono advice service for people in need, which could be beneficial to the financial planning ...
New FOFA research commissioned by industry funds is at odds with reality, according to financial planning executives. ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) for its lack of understanding of the financial advice industry structure, highli...
FPA states that professional status requires association membership....
FPA will reconsider aspects of enshrinement if it fails to become law...
AMP will make it mandatory for nearly 2000 planners to be members of a professional association. ...
FPA chief executive officer Mark Rantall calls for planners to set industry moral compass....
The legislation enshrining the term 'financial planner/adviser' will only become law if the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, names a later election date. ...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...