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The FPA board election process opens today with 23 candidates lining up for the three available independent positions....

Financial planning

Some of the proposed reforms are either unnecessary or incomplete and will not fix the core issues facing the financial services industry, according to the Boutique of Fi...

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged the industry to adopt a common agenda to deal with the new dynamic in Canberra....

Financial planning

The submission deadline for entries to the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year Award 2010 has been extended....

Financial planning

The FPA has launched an online education tool designed to help planners through the early trust building phase of a client relationship....

Financial planning

While the results of the Federal Election have finally been decided, the future of Labor's proposed changes to financial advice and superannuation remain uncertain. Lucin...

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Financial planning

Adviser resistance is contributing to the slow adoption of responsible investment (RI) strategies, according to Mercer’s member services and advice leader Jo-Anne B...

Financial planning

The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has warned its members on a number of bad advice hotspots, while also expelling one of its members....

Financial planning

The FPA is calling on current and aspiring CFPs to enter themselves in the Value of Advice Awards for 2010....

Superannuation

The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...

Financial planning

There is an unfair bias in the reform agenda against advisers, and more attention should be paid to researchers and product providers, according to the Financial Planning...

Financial planning

More women are emerging as both investors and financial services professionals in what has largely been perceived as a male-dominated environment, according to industry h...

Financial planning

The FPA calls for industry support to give its DollarSmart program more impetus....

Editorial

To be recognised as true professionals, financial planners need the equivalent of a degree qualification. The FPA's Certified Financial Planner designation is not enough,...

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