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Financial planning

Financial planning industries around the world are facing unique challenges. KATE KACHOR reports on how the Japanese, US and UK financial planning industries are respondi...

Financial planning

The new chief executive of the Securities Institute, Brian Salter, will look to create alliances with other industry associations in an attempt to position the institute ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has passed a special resolution to recognise the contribution made by non-financial planners to the association....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has forced the Adviser Ratings group into a back down over its plans to publish a ranking of financial planners....

Life/Risk

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has threatened to take its case directly to the Government if it fails to broker a solution with the insurance industry over the ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has met with the Minister for Ageing, Kevin Andrews, to develop a long term approach to demographic problems arising from Austral...

Financial planning

Are you one of the 54 per cent of financial planners that do not have a structured financial plan?...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has failed in its attempt to include the term ‘financial planner’ in the list of restricted words and expressions in the Financia...

Financial planning

At the most recent FPA National Convention, Ian Hutchison gave a session titled <i>‘</i><i>Passionate planning means designing finances and lifestlye</i><i>’</i>....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Managed Investments Association (AMIA) is calling on investors caught up in the controversy over mass marketed tax schemes to consider rejecting the Austra...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has renewed its calls for a public inquiry into the issue of Australians’ poor savings record, in the wake of Democrat Senator Al...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has partially reversed its decision requiring planners who receive training with other education providers to sit a challenge test, as ...

Financial planning

Industry farewells Jock Rankin...

Financial planning

Well known industry figure Jock Rankin passed away in January after a battle with cancer. Money Management pays tribute to a man who did much to promote the cause of fina...

Financial planning

Former Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief execuitve officer Jock Rankin, 52, died yesterday morning after a long battle with cancer....

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