DANTE DE GORI

People & Products

Dante De Gori, former chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, has been appointed as chief executive of the global Financial Planning Standards...

People & Products

The Financial Planning Standards Board has announced chief executive, Noel Maye, will step down from his leadership position on 31 December....

People & Products

Former chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Dante De Gori, has taken up a new position. ...

Policy & Regulation

The bill passed without amendments and industry leaders expect that planners will now be able to focus on clients without the distraction of constant regulatory change. ...

Financial planning

The ‘White Paper on Financial Advice’ has received industry support from the Financial Planning Association of Australia who say it is aligned with the association’s poli...

Policy & Regulation

Eight consumer groups have united with eight industry bodies in opposition to the compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR) legislation in its current form....

Financial planning

Demand for financial advice is expected to surge in the next two years with 2.6 million non-advised Australians intending to seek professional help, according to a survey...

Policy & Regulation

Industry bodies have welcomed the Government’s decision to implement a temporary reduction in cost recovery levies for the next two years, as well as a review of the indu...

Outsider

Outsider does not have many, or any, big dreams. All Outsider ever needs to feel content is a single malt, regular golf sessions, and Mrs O not yelling at him. Though, it...

Financial planning

Social media influencers taking kickbacks is no different to the ‘bad old days’ of commission, according to one MP, as the regulator cracks down on ‘finfluencers’. ...

Financial planning

The association says the current levy formula is not sustainable and needs to be reviewed immediately....

Financial planning

Any wrongdoing by advice providers working outside the licencing regime will see financial planners bear the brunt of their actions, according to an association....

Financial planning

Licensees should not be chasing financial advisers on CPD, when they are going to sit the exam, or education, as that is not a hallmark of a recognised profession, accord...

Features

It has been three years since the Royal Commission but, Chris Dastoor writes, financial advisers are still being held in poor light by politicians despite a low level of ...

Expert Analysis

It has almost been a year since the FPA policy platform was launched and there has been significant progress on a number of fronts, Dante De Gori writes....

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