A merger between the FPA and AFA would be a “fundamental shift” for the financial advice industry, according to FPA chair David Sharpe, as voting opens for members....
Prescriptive Professional Year requirements are hampering the advice industry in a time of declining adviser numbers, say two industry associations....
A merger between Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia is “not off the table” but will be driven by their members’ demands....
Parameters need to be in place with the proposed experience pathway to prevent young advisers with minimal qualifications from being eligible for the exemption, according...
It is the professional year that is the biggest hurdle for new entrants rather than exams but things are likely to improve in 2022 when it is clear how many existing advi...
Advisers say they are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for the first time in a while after a challenging period of regulatory change....
Most Financial Planning Association student members coming through are women, who are likely to reshape industry demographics as existing advisers leave the industry. ...
The industry’s two main industry bodies have continued their unified response navigating the difficult landscape advisers are facing, yesterday meeting together with Sena...
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has appointed Dale Boucher as new chair of conduct review commission....
Financial Planning Association board director Marisa Broome will take over as chair from Neil Kendall when his term ends on 21 November, this year....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...