FPA announces election result
17 October 2006
The board of the Financial Planning Association has unanimously voted for Chairman Corinna Dieters to serve a second year in the position…
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New board for IFSA
17 October 2006
The Investment and Financial Services Association has announced a new board line-up…
Bloch becomes a blogger
17 October 2006
Anyone who’s anyone has got one, and now FPA CEO Jo-Anne Bloch has joined the cyber-communication bandwagon…
Industry backs life standards
10 October 2006
The new package of draft prudential standards and guidance for the life insurance industry is a “good news story” for policyholders…
FPA takes stock of member views
10 October 2006
94% of Financial Planning Association members say that increasing the awareness and promoting the value of financial planning to the general public is relevant or very relevant…
Work together, says Zurich
03 October 2006
Alarmingly low levels of life insurance among Australians will remain unless the industry gets its act together to raise the level of risk awareness, according to Zurich…
Retirement savings near $1 trillion
03 October 2006
The prospect of more relaxed taxation and withdrawal arrangements has helped boost Australia’s funds under management by almost 20% over the 12 months to June this year…
Don’t let Westpoint put you off, says FPA
26 September 2006
The collapse of WA property group Westpoint should not deter Australians from consulting financial advisers, according to the Financial Planning Association…
FPA broadens CFP accreditation
26 September 2006
The FPA has revised its experience requirements for planners seeking certified financial planner status to be more in line with a typical career path…
FPA loses more senior staff
26 September 2006
Two senior staffers at FPA have resigned…
Financial planners in the spotlight
19 September 2006
Financial planners have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past few months…
AMP appoints a scrutineer
19 September 2006
AMP has engaged external advisers to review its operations after the unprecedented ASIC report…
FPA votes
19 September 2006
All the scrutiny it is enduring is not deterring the FPA from being in election mode…
Planner furore a ‘teacup’ storm
12 September 2006
Australia’s financial services industry is back in the spotlight this week after a prominent business leader played down media and regulator criticism…
Praise for ADR co-operation
05 September 2006
Dispute resolution groups within the financial services sector are working together to reduce costs, improve efficiency and provide a higher level of customer service…
FPA pushes for super advice
05 September 2006
The Financial Planning Association wants the Federal Government and regulators to encourage people to seek professional advice on their superannuation…
AMP defies regulator
29 August 2006
Despite the reprimand it received from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for misleading customers, AMP remains determined to pay commissions…
Dazza pulls in the crowds
29 August 2006
About 150,000 people are more likely to see a financial planner after the first phase of the “Don’t Ask Dazza” marketing campaign by the Financial Planning Association…
NZ life insurance tax under review
22 August 2006
The NZ Government plans to review the country’s taxation rules for life insurance to give it greater parity with other financial products…
Lack of synergies sees Tower split
15 August 2006
Combining two financial companies across the Tasman was never going to be easy…