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The appointment of Mark Rantall as the new FPA chief executive comes amid revelations of disagreements in the boardroom....

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Financial planning

The FPA has established the Future of Financial Advice Taskforce, which will carry members' views and concerns through to the Treasury....

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People & Products

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Julie Berry has acknowledged the appointment of incoming FPA chief Mark Rantall was conducted by a three-person sub committee o...

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Financial planning

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Julie Berry has defended the association's board conventions and protocols in light of a public protest issued by one of its fo...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has received overwhelming support for lifting education standards, according to acting chief Deen Sanders. ...

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Financial planning

A key point of concern about the Future of Financial Advice reforms is its sheer size, according to FPA acting chief executive Deen Sanders. ...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services, Australian Financial Services and a number of other advisers, including high profile planner David Haintz, have pooled resources to try ...

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Financial planning

While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...

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Financial planning

The FPA has confirmed that Ask an Expert will be a central element of Financial Planning Week, to be held next week....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) will be taking a stronger consumer approach with the creation of a public member position on the board of directors....

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People & Products

The FPA's newly appointed chief executive, Mark Rantall, is a strong believer in the value of financial advice....

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People & Products

Former Godfrey Pembroke executive Mark Rantall named as new FPA CEO....

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Financial planning

Complaints to the Financial Planning Association for the first quarter of 2010 have centred on planners switching a client's super funds or completing loan applications o...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry has given the Federal Government’s response to the Henry Review of Taxation a mixed welcome, with most welcoming the proposed changes to s...

Financial planning

Industry veterans Julie Rigoni and Peter Dawson have announced the launch of two offshore programs as part of The Freshwater Partnership’s offering to the Australian fina...

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